Norman MacCaig Quotes
People haven't got the interest in long long works these days. A lack of interest which I share.
Quotes to Explore
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There's a spirit of Latina women in all of my work, in the love of the body and the strong sense of self.
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There is no such thing as a perfect mother.
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I work in a very contained environment, usually.
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Surely it is time to examine into the meaning of words and the nature of things, and to arrive at simple facts, not received upon the dictum of learned authorities, but upon attentive personal observation of what is passing around us.
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The next time you're driving from New York to Boston on I-95, you should make a little detour in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, to visit the Old Slater Mill national historic landmark. It's the site of what is considered to be the first successful water-powered textile spinning mill in America.
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Working on my knowledge and education and learning how to become a more talented and wise person make me feel more sexy.
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I didn't spend a lot of time with prison guards, but my father was an assistant district attorney for a long time so I was always hearing stories about prisoners and prison guards.
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The difference must be distinguished between worship and respect. Islam orders you to obey and respect, as long as you are not worshiping anything other than God... Islam is a religion of peace. You don't attack. You explain.
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I never thought of myself as an entrepreneur before I started this. I just like to build things.
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You're saying that our souls and the stars and the wings of a butterfly are all somehow connected?
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I would say that I have been consistent in my broad view of how American power should be deployed, and the view that we underestimate our power when we restrict it to just our military power. We shortchange our influence and our ability to shape events when that's the only tool we think we have in the toolbox.
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You can get ahead in the world. But you will have to work, you will have to want tremendously to accomplish something, and then be willing to pay the price. Are you willing?
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I think that contributed to it somewhat. So we live with that decision.
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When you're really passionate, you're going to grab hold of every rope you see, and wrap them around your arms and legs to claw your way out. And that's the way I've felt in my life.
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What is a child? Ignorance. What is a child? Want of instruction.
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Never mind what the 'people' think of you! They may overestimate or underestimate you! Until they discover your real worth, your success depends mainly upon what you think of yourself and whether you believe in yourself. You can succeed if nobody else believes it; but you will never succeed if you don't believe in yourself.
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I'm an inventor.
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People haven't got the interest in long long works these days. A lack of interest which I share.
