William Stafford Quotes
I have this feeling of wending my way or plundering through a mysterious jungle of possibilities when I am writing. This jungle has not been explored by previous writers. It never will be explored. It's endlessly varying as we progress through the experience of time. These words that occur to me come out of my relation to the language which is developing even as I am using it.
Quotes to Explore
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The reforms proposed by the Patent Reform Act of 2007 are precisely the type of congressional action needed. The Act will remove obstacles to growth and restore balance to the patent system.
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Is there any more encouraging sign than to see an Indian, who has never been to a university, like our friend Mr. Asutosh Dey here, for example, carrying out original work and finding it recognized by the foremost societies of the world?
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I've always liked street lights, and I've always photographed them. I probably have a collection of two to three thousand photographs of them, just around the city, mainly at night.
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Consciousness is indeed always with us. Everyone knows 'I am!' No one can deny his own being.
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I study what's happening in music. I want to sound different than everybody else.
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You've got to really be able to accept the rejection.
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I don't think a lot of actors talk about it, but there's usually a process where you essentially purge yourself of the character that you played prior to the movie.
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The situation is quite serious - groundwater is important source for water use, including drinking water, and if it gets contaminated, it's very costly and difficult to clean.
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No access to me, nor my staff, will ever affect what we do to protect consumers of the state of Florida.
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Anyone in the comedy world knows that Horatio Sanz and Chris Parnell are two of the funniest guys around.
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The basic right to quality and affordable health care is under assault by Donald Trump and Republicans in Washington.
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You know sit with your arm around a little kid and read. It not only teaches them to read but it keeps the family strong.
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People say, 'Oh you're so good, and you're so young!' It's like, 'No. I'm good. Period!'
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If the constitution goes, I go.
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Silk Road to Ruin has all the analysis and it's structured very well. I rely on my notes more and I use direct quotes. But there's nothing like writing about it right away.
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In the Depression we had to divert corn acreage.
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I swear to the Lord, I still can't see, why Democracy means, everybody but me.
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I wish black people had a flag they could put into the ground, like when the troops stormed Iwo Jima.
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The environmental crisis is a global problem, and only global action will resolve it.
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Many things shall change in Cuba, but they shall change because of our efforts and despite the United States. Perhaps that empire shall crumble first.
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Bitcoin and digital currency is just this thing that was always going to happen.
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Businesses fail when they over-invest in what is at the expense of what could be.
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I don't mind writing so I didn't find that difficult, it's just a question of finding the time to do it. I kind of like the direct connection with the fans actually, it's pretty neat.
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I have this feeling of wending my way or plundering through a mysterious jungle of possibilities when I am writing. This jungle has not been explored by previous writers. It never will be explored. It's endlessly varying as we progress through the experience of time. These words that occur to me come out of my relation to the language which is developing even as I am using it.
