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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All four majors are definitely a priority.
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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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I'm ready to do something with Lady Gaga or Andrea Bocelli. I'm really grateful that nothing is out of the realm of possibility.
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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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I want to be like Robin Williams, really. It's all the different characters he does, all the different voices.
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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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I always wear the kind of stuff that makes you overheat and die.
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Peace goes into the making of a poem as flour goes into the making of bread.
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Dick Grasso would be a superb mayor of the City of New York. He loves the city.
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I'm compulsive.
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Everything you do, every thought you have, every word you say creates a memory that you will hold in your body. It's imprinted on you and affects you in subtle ways - ways you are not always aware of. With that in mind, be very conscious and selective.
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The first question at that time in poetry was simply the question of honesty, of sincerity.
