Galway Kinnell Quotes
The appeal to heaven breaks off.The petals begin to fall, in self-forgiveness.It is a flower. On this mountainside it is dying.
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I have a reputation for being hermitlike. I'm not. I'm just obsessed with my work.
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My boy and I move. We have this game where if we dress in a particular item of clothing, we have to do a different movement. A hat means 20 jumps - that sort of thing. When I put a scarf on, my son has to drop down and do push-ups, immediately. He thinks it's really funny.
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We confuse activity with progress, and that's always dangerous, especially in war.
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What I have is P.H. positive chronic myeloid leukemia, which is an aberration in your white blood cells.
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If I can help a kid discover a liking, or even a passion for music in their life, then that's a wonderful thing.
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In 1980, shortly before my 11th birthday, I wrote my first essay in English.
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I'm not one to take revenge. If someone does something wrong to me I leave it in the hands of the universe to take care of that person.
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He who improves an opportunity sows a seed which will yield fruit in opportunity for himself and others.
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You only mature when you face problems you can't deal with.
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I enjoy passing time in my house. I'll get up, head out on the terrace, think about what to do, fool around oiling the floorboards or hanging pictures askew.
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It's unacceptable to just sit on the couch and say I'm not doing anything. You've got to get out and do everything you can.
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One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled with noble risks, is worth whole years of those mean observances of paltry decorum, in which men steal through existence, like sluggish waters through a marsh, without either honor or observation.
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I don't sleep well. I rehash everything in bed. The mind's still working.
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It's like someone important is missing from a party because you can't imagine an Olympic gymnastics competition without Romania.
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A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself.
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I don't like sitting at a table that's too large, where everyone is too far apart. That's a party killer.
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It has to do - I think - with growing up in an apartment, with my aunt and my cousins right next door to me, with the door open, with neighbors walking in and out, with people yelling at each other all the time.
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Tourism is a top priority activity for federal government, which is why it invests an average of over 2,500 million dollars a year in infrastructure works and integral projects that promote Mexico's culture and natural attractions.
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I don't like extremely long movies. I tend to get a bit impatient. There are definitely exceptions, like 'Lawrence of Arabia,' but for the most part, I feel that movies should usually be shorter and not longer.
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The company was ready to close its doors; there was real financial distress. But on the other side, there was high brand awareness, but that was negative because Puma was perceived as low-priced. It had lost its cachet. It was a well-known brand without a presence.
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Nothing is more fleeting than external form, which withers and alters like the flowers of the field at the appearance of autumn.
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You have to do your best to face every moment, because this moment will never come again. The moment that you are living right now is a very important opportunity to make your life vividly alive. If you want to live with spiritual security in the midst of constant change, you have to burn the flame of your life force in everything you do.
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You guys are seriously missing out unless you all start listening to girls.
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The appeal to heaven breaks off.The petals begin to fall, in self-forgiveness.It is a flower. On this mountainside it is dying.
