Wallace Stevens Quotes

So that's life, then: things are they are? It picks its way on the blue guitar. A million people on one string? And all their manner in the thing, And all their manner, right and wrong, And all their manner, weak and strong? And that's life, then: things as they are, This buzzing of the blue guitar.

Wallace Stevens

Quotes to Explore

To become self-aware, people must be allowed to hear a plurality of opinions and then make up their own minds. They must be allowed to say, write and publish whatever they want. Freedom of expression is the most basic, but fundamental, right. Without it, human beings are reduced to automatons.

Ma Jian
- People
- Up
- Want
I'm not a collector of clothes. I've got clothes to wear.

Iris Apfel
- Clothes
- Got
- Collector
It's very easy to have slogans and rhetoric that people will follow, but eventually the slogans fall away.

Saad Hariri
- People
- Fall
- Easy
I've been making music for a long time, since I was very young, but at the same time, I'm still exploring what works for me. I feel like I'm just starting out.

Anton Zaslavski
- Time
- Music
- Young
I learned that when you stand up for what you believe in, you'll get a lot of support. But there are always going to be negative things said about you.

Halima Aden
- Up
- Believe
- Support
I'll tell you something: my dad was a nuclear engineer and he was really bright, and I've always said that because of negotiating at such a young age with my dad, it was really such a gift because I could then negotiate with very difficult personalities - and not end up being the scapegoat. I learned to really pick and choose my battles.

Faith Prince
- Up
- Age
- Dad