Alice Notley Quotes
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The highest state is laughter.
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Since Israel is a democratic state surrounded by essentially undemocratic states which have sworn her destruction, those interested in democracy everywhere must support Israel's existence.
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It's very important for Taiwan to maintain its international contact.
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I am a supporter of the state of Israel.
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Be honest, brutally honest. That is what's going to maintain relationships.
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This country is about history, and unless the Serbs in particular come to some understanding of this history, we cannot build a stable state.
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It is a good deal easier for most people to state an abstract idea than to describe and thus re-create some object they actually see.
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Tennessee's a hillbilly dumping ground, and Georgia's a lousy state too.
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I think leadership is creating a state of mind in others.
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Generally the Constitution is a charter of negative liberties, says what the states can't do to you, says what the federal government can't do to you. But it doesn't say what the state or federal government must do on your behalf.
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The state of the world terrifies me. It feels more powerful personally to fight it through larger actions as opposed to trying to fight the Trump administration itself. It's sort of self-preservation for my mental health. If I spend too much of my energy and my brain on Trump, I'd lose my mind.
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I am a proponent of investing in infrastructure… and, if we can use state resources to make ProvPort more prosperous and successful, then that will benefit the whole state.
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The Church is the merciless heart of the State.
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The State has but one face for me: that of the police. To my eyes, all of the State's ministries have this single face, and I cannot imagine the ministry of culture other than as the police of culture, with its prefect and commissioners.
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I was in a very deep state of shock after that. I had raised my horse since he was six months old and he was more like a child to me, so I took it very hard. They never caught who did it and the stable did a great job of covering facts up so it couldn't be proved that it was the direct result of the article, but the coincidence was striking.
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When there is no middle class, and the poor greatly exceed in number, troubles arise, and the state soon comes to an end.
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Experience has shown that it is difficult, if not impossible, for a populous state to be run by good laws.
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Now what is just and right is to be interpreted in the sense of 'what is equal'; and that which is right in the sense of being equal is to be considered with reference to the advantage of the state, and the common good of the citizens. And a citizen is one who shares in governing and being governed. He differs under different forms of government, but in the best state he is one who is able and willing to be governed and to govern with a view to the life of virtue.
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Every person in a well-ordered state is fully conscious of both his responsibilities and his rights.
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I actually really liked teaching. I started teaching at UCB when I was in college. I would get someone to fill out an internship form or something so I would get the credit. But why did I start teaching? I loved it. I loved doing improv and loved UCB and wanted to be a part of that world and that community.
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I appreciate the people there thinking about me, and I look forward to coming back to Paris for that occasion.
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Logic and over-analysis can immobilise and sterilize an idea. It's like love. The more you analyse it, the more it disappears.
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It's necessary to maintain a state of disobedience against...everything.
