George Oppen Quotes
The first question at that time in poetry was simply the question of honesty, of sincerity.
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Nobody can teach what is inside a person; it has to be discovered for oneself and a way must be found to express it.
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When my lady and I sit down and watch TV, I find she gets annoyed at characters because they don't do what she would do in the situation. I'm always like, 'Well, she has to do that because that's what the story is.'
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Cartooning was a good fit for me. And yet now, years later, I almost never think about it.
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In its worse forms, conservatism is a matter of 'I hate strangers and anything that's different.'
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That's one of the things I miss most about Australia - the countryside.
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Only then, approaching my fortieth birthday, I made philosophy my life's work.
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No, I worked a lot for European television, doing documentaries in Brazil.
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Economize in other things if you must, wear threadbare clothes if necessary, but never cheat your body or brain by the quality and quantity of your food. Poor, cheap food which produces low vitality and inferior brain force is the worst kind of economy.
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This is something that I witnessed out on the campaign trail for three years, which is that there is a total disconnect between the rhetoric regarding immigration and the reality. And I'm speaking as a border state.
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Environmental concern is a phenomena that tends to rise in a nation after a certain level of wealth.
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I wouldn't say I'm vain - I'm just in a job where the way you look is important. Well, at least the facelift wasn't vanity, but the hair was.
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If you tell the truth you get into trouble, and that's why politicians are extremely dull.
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Stevie Wonder and Diana Ross and the Jackson 5, that's what I grew up on.
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Because of my crazy work schedule, I have become something of a master at changing my clothes while driving. The men driving next to me love it.
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Any committee is only as good as the most knowledgeable, determined and vigorous person on it. There must be somebody who provides the flame.
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Government is the ultimate monopoly. And monopolies, as any economist will tell you, often breed complacency and a lack of innovation.
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If you don't feel comfortable in a plunging sweater, skin-tight jeans and killer heels, go home and change.
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Vera Caspary wrote thrillers - but not like any other author of her time, male or female. Her specialty was a specific type that she pioneered - the psycho thriller.
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For a writer, published works are like fallen flowers, but the expected new work is like a calyx waiting to blossom.
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Winning, I believe, is a culture just as much as losing is.
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You can develop a burning desire to succeed. How? Keep your mind on the things you want and off the things you don't want.
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Effects are perceived, whereas causes are conceived. Effects always preceed causes in the actual developmental order. (p. 303)
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We're living in a time where I think most people are wanting someone to invite them respectfully to a policy position, not try to just slash and burn the other person.
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The first question at that time in poetry was simply the question of honesty, of sincerity.
