Carolyn Kizer Quotes
Our masks, always in peril of smearing or cracking, in need of continuous check in the mirror or silverware, keep us in thrall to ourselves, concerned with our surfaces.
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My father was a pioneer in so many ways. He was fearless, and I think that I kind of picked that up from him as well.
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I'm triggering acoustic instruments. I'm literally beating, smacking, hitting, blowing, doing physical things. It's an incredibly exciting way to make music.
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Travel, of course, narrows the mind.
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We invented the car, and it made it easier for us to crash and die. If I gave a car to my grandfather, he would die in five minutes, while I have grown up slowly to accept speed.
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I think of John every day. I do try to block it, but December 8th is not the only day I think of him.
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Most of the time, we keep looking outside and feeling sad about what others have. Those are mere excuses.
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I want to go home and just go for a long walk. And where I want to go, I have no idea.
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This is the first step in determining whether and how Congress can provide a solution.
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God is forgiving or we would not still be walking this world. But to be moral is not to need his divine forgiveness, I think.
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The mystery lies in the here and now. The mystery is: What is one to do with oneself? As you get older you begin to realize the trick time is playing, and that unless you do something about it, the passage of time is nothing but the encroachment of the horrible banality of the past on the pure future. The past devours the future like a tape recorder, converting pure possibility into banality. The present is the tape head, the mouth of time. Then where is the mystery and why bother kicking through the ashes? Because there is a clue in the past.
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A well dressed woman, even though her purse is painfully empty, can conquer the world.
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Love should be that person that inspires you to be a better person.
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The Opposition should be concentrating on opposing the government rather than involving themselves in endless speculation.
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If you are pleased with what you are, you have stopped already. If you say, "It is enough," you are lost. Keep on walking, moving forward, trying for the goal.
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But what if we are dealing with fools?
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IF you want to see my monument, look around you!
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I love to drown myself in work. I pray to God to keep me busy and let me do good work.
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It's like chasing a beautiful woman for 80 years. Finally, she relents and you say, 'I'm terribly sorry. I'm tired.'
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What's happened is that the digital age has made photography more accessible to people. Everyone is a photographer. But to do it [photography] at a certain level, well, there's a skill to it. Still, it's a good time for photography now.
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Our masks, always in peril of smearing or cracking, in need of continuous check in the mirror or silverware, keep us in thrall to ourselves, concerned with our surfaces.
