Ben Lerner Quotes

...that part of what I loved about poetry was how the distinction between fiction and nonfiction didn't obtain, how the correspondence between text and world was less important than the intensities of the poem itself, what possibilities of feeling were opened up in the present tense of reading.

Ben Lerner

Quotes to Explore

You have to make the mistakes and have those failures in order to learn from them and grow and improve... But for me, the best way to combat any of that beating yourself up or overanalysing, the most important part is always to be prepared to the best of your ability.

Victoria Pendleton
- Up
- Important
- Best
I'm not really interested in promoting 'Olive' as a series about depression or mental illness.

Frances McDormand
- Depression
- Mental Illness
I think the success of democracy is not really police security; it's the presence of a broad middle class. The stronger the middle class of a people is, the less you have to worry about one group coming in and exploiting the democratic process for its own ends.

Abdullah II of Jordan
- People
- Success
- Democracy
We run around so much - with the best intentions: I want to save the rain forest. I've gotta clean up the oceans. I've gotta save the dolphins. All worthy efforts, but if you're not centered and you don't have the serenity in your life you need to accomplish that task, you're not going to do a very good job.

Ed Begley, Jr.
- Life
- Up
- Good
Understanding where to be in your own zone really takes some time and development to learn.

Patrick Kane
- Time
- Understanding
- Learn
Since we travel a lot as a team, I spend a lot of time on a plane where I like to play 'Football Manager.' I have been a soccer fan since I was 5 years old, so to be able to manage soccer teams is a lot of fun.

Carl Hagelin
- Time
- Fun
- Team