A. R. Ammons Quotes
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Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.
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I can't say anything I don't love about Seattle.
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Love is a wonderful thing that one misses.
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Food can change anything.
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I read Carver. Julio Cortazar. Amis's essays. Baldwin. Lorrie Moore. Capote. Saramago. Larkin. Wodehouse. Anything, anything at all, that doesn't sound like me.
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Technological 'revolutions' don't really overthrow anything - they simply append a new and dynamic market to that which went before.
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I won't do anything unless it's the absolute best.
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As wonderful as being on stage is, family comes first.
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I don't fear anything now.
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Any job is wonderful.
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Once the realization is accepted that even between the closest human beings infinite distances continue, a wonderful living side by side can grow, if they succeed in loving the distance between them which makes it possible for each to see the other whole against the sky.
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Al Qaeda is closely aligned with the Chechens.
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I don't do anything just 'cause nothing else is happening, or for money.
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I have never said anything critical about Ozzy that he didn't say about himself many times.
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I don't want to be known as the Hilton heiress, because I didn't do anything for that.
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Lebanon is a Syrian protectorate. The Lebanese dare not do anything without the approval of Damascus.
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Would I have traded 'Homeland' for anything else? No. Would I trade 'Billions' for anything else? No.
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I wish no teams had cheerleaders. I find it more distracting than anything else.
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Honest criticism, I suppose, has its place. But honest writing is infinitely more valuable.
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When someone hands you a flyer, it's like they're saying here you throw this away.
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What enables me to believe in anything is hope.
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General anxiety is the bridge between the manic joys of creation, exploration, new revelations, professional acceptance and reward, and the depression of self-critique, professional rejection and stagnation. All are part of the roller coaster ride of an artist's life.
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Anything looked at closely becomes wonderful.
