Muriel Rukeyser Quotes
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I like walking in Golden Gate Park.
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I'm a chubby middle-aged white guy with short hair. I think that's it, really. I kind of have a look. Right now, I'm not fat enough to be the fat friend, but I'm not thin enough to be the leading man, so I look like a cop.
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The Western poet and writer of romance has exactly the same kind of difficulty in comprehending Eastern subjects as you have in comprehending Western subjects.
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Every change in a team can turn into an opportunity for players to show themselves.
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I've had my share of doing things that I really wish I hadn't done.
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I try to just talk about human stories and what I think about religion or teapots or whatever.
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I think that art is still a site for resistance and for the telling of various stories, for validating certain subjectivities we normally overlook. I'm trying to be affective, to suggest changes, and to resist what I feel are the tyrannies of social life on a certain level.
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Even without an economic downturn, women sometimes want to keep their shopping habits to themselves.
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The patterns of big-band music are smooth and classical. It's got to be fresh. The brass section should crackle, like the sound of eggs being dropped into hot grease.
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I founded Camellia Network with my dear friend Isis Dallis Keigwin. The mission of our organization is to create a national network that connects every youth aging out of foster care to the critical resources, opportunities, and support they need to thrive in adulthood.
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I've made up my mind. I'll take my court martial.
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I think being bi-continental is something I want to continue. Kuala Lumpur is my home, but L.A. is where I've been able to make the music that I want.
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The way to resumption is to resume.
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No industry in living memory has collapsed faster than daily print journalism.
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I love scary movies. The Shining and Don't Look Now are two of the best.
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Though my plans at the moment are vague, I can assure you that I'll never run for the Senate in New York.
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Those of us lucky enough to fall in love with Asia know that it's an affair that's as long as it is resonant.
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Smaller families mean we have more time and money to lavish on each child. Parents are more anxious because small families give them less experience of parenting and put their genetic eggs in fewer baskets.
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With 'Survivor' - I didn't get any sleep, there was no food, we had to boil our water... plus, it was physically taxing during the day. That's what made it more difficult than three-a-day practices.
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Writing, overall, has never been what I'd call fun. It's fulfilling. It doesn't come real easy for me.
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I'll just close my eyes and whisper,
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As an artist, you have to maintain focus and eliminate the distraction of second-guessing yourself based on the opinions of others.
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My lifetime listens to yours.