Raymond Carver Quotes

That's all we have, finally, the words, and they had better be the right ones.

Raymond Carver

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• The problem of the world today is the people talk on and on about democracy, freedom, justice. But I don't give a damn about democracy if I am worried about survival.

  

  Imelda Marcos
  • People
  • World
  • Today

• Millions of people are married. I've never picked up a paper and seen a headline that says, Man Gets Married!

  

  Larry David
  • People
  • Up
  • Man

• The Japanese version comes with a translation, but that's different from the lyrics, so people could look things up and find a translation of their own if they're interested.

  

  Utada Hikaru
  • People
  • Up
  • Different

• The Hungarian ministry begged the king earnestly to issue orders to all troops and commanders of fortresses in Hungary, enjoining fidelity to the Constitution, and obedience to the ministers of Hungary.

  

  Lajos Kossuth
  • King
  • Constitution
  • Fidelity

• I love people, and the hustle.

  

  Gary Vaynerchuk
  • People
  • Love
  • Hustle

• The basic right to quality and affordable health care is under assault by Donald Trump and Republicans in Washington.

  

  J. B. Pritzker
  • Health
  • Quality
  • Care

• Once you realize just the sort of glut of books that exists out there, it does become incumbent on you not to add to it unless you have a damn good reason.

  

  Walter Kirn
  • Good
  • You
  • Realize

• Creativity is the key for any child with dyslexia - or for anyone, for that matter. Then you can think outside of the box. Teach them anything is attainable. Let them run with what you see is whatever they need to run with.

  

  Orlando Bloom
  • Think
  • Child
  • Creativity

• It's the way you ride the trail that counts.

  

  Dale Evans
  • You
  • Ride
  • Trail

• Life experience is not something to be denied, but to be celebrated.

  

  Madeleine M. Kunin
  • Life
  • Experience
  • Something

• Still often interventionist, convinced of our importance in the world, even those of us born long after 1900 live in a country that is much more Victorian than we think.

  

  Kate Williams
  • World
  • Long
  • Live

• The mistake we make is to attribute to religions the errors and fanaticism of human beings.

  

  Tahar Ben Jelloun
  • Mistake
  • Errors
  • Religions

• Any guy hates Valentine's Day. Even if you're in love, you can't win on Valentine's Day. If you're married, you can't win on Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day is like the thing you want to avoid at all costs.

  

  Vince Vaughn
  • Guy
  • Like
  • Thing

• Economic medicine that was previously meted out by the cupful has recently been dispensed by the barrel. These once unthinkable dosages will almost certainly bring on unwelcome after-effects. Their precise nature is anyone's guess, though one likely consequence is an onslaught of inflation.

  

  Warren Buffett
  • Nature
  • Economic
  • Medicine

• Maybe if I could ever be a successful comedian then I could be an example that Christians can also have fun.

  

  Victoria Jackson
  • Fun
  • Successful
  • Have Fun

• Hip-hop is all about impact, baby. You can sell records, you can be two-times platinum, you can be gold... but if you lame, you lame, man. We try to provide the exact opposite of that. It's style, individuality, confidence. We exude that.

  

  Wale
  • Man
  • Style
  • Confidence

• There has been a terrible hemorrhage of educated women to the West where they can flourish. I understand, but it is terrible. We must stay home.

  

  Fatema Mernissi
  • Women
  • Home
  • Educated

• If you date a musician, you're never, ever really gonna be first either. You're gonna be right behind the music and maybe right close.

  

  Gary Allan
  • Music
  • Never
  • Behind

• Traveloka is the clear online travel leader in Indonesia and is expanding aggressively throughout Southeast Asia.

  

  Dara Khosrowshahi
  • Travel

• The verdict of the world is conclusive.

  

  Saint Augustine
  • World
  • Verdict
  • Conclusive

• In our heart, in the heart of each of you, let there be always the joyous certainty that the Lord is near, that he does not abandon us, that he is near to us, and that he surrounds us with his love.

  

  Pope Benedict XVI
  • Heart

• The conventional parabola--sentiment, the touch of the hand, the kiss, the passionate kiss, the feel of the body, the climax in the bed, then more bed, then less bed, then the boredom, the tears and the final bitterness--was to him shameful and hypocritical.

  

  Ian Fleming
  • Hand
  • Tears
  • Kiss

• I write because I actually enjoy writing. It's a plus and a fringe benefit that, you know, I can actually provide for my family and, you know, a few people know my name - that's great.

  

  Ne-Yo
  • People
  • Great
  • Writing

• That's all we have, finally, the words, and they had better be the right ones.

  

  Raymond Carver
  • Writing