Amy Lowell Quotes
Polyphonic prose is a kind of free verse, except that it is still freer. Polyphonic makes full use of cadence, rime, alliteration, assonance.
Quotes to Explore
-
Ever since I can remember I was telling stories and had a huge interest in other people and what made them tick.
-
We are shallow because we are 'mayabang,' ego driven, and do not have the humility to understand that we are only human, much too human to mistake knowledge for wisdom.
-
I think it's always easy to be sympathetic to parts of the government in detail; in their concrete manifestations. Because obviously, we don't have government for no reason.
-
I've been playing old parts forever. I play 93 quite often. When you've done it more than once, you take the hint. I think it's a great burden if you're one of those fantastic stars who've always been beautiful; then I think it's hard.
-
I praise the Lord, the Sovereign of the royal realm, Who has extended his sway over the tract of the world.
-
I've always found it very sanitary to be broke.
-
If the people don't want to come out to the ballpark, nobody's going to stop them.
-
I'm a big fan of the 'Rocky' series. Given the chance, I'd love to meet Sylvester Stallone. But apart from boxing, I'm an ardent fan of tennis and football.
-
I spent every day just praying that I didn't look like a big dork on camera.
-
And still I'm not completely happy with my skating. I always feel I can do more and climb higher.
-
Dried porcini add a substantial, deep flavour to otherwise more neutral vegetables. I use them in risottos, mashed roots and winter soups.
-
Men! The only animal in the world to fear.
-
I think management and technology all come into play in building a super-yacht. It is a challenge - a serious challenge.
-
I think it is all about finding ways to challenge yourself.
-
I didn't go to law school to become a lawyer, per se - let's just say I was leaning in to some strong suggestions from my parents - but my nebulous goals of someday becoming a writer were just that, nebulous.
-
I played a lot of sarcastic, wisecracking characters for a long time, and people would think that was me. And it's very much not me, and then people would think I was being sarcastic when I wasn't: 'Oh, you're making fun of me right now.' And I wasn't!
-
Sometimes I even now feel like a stranger in my country. But I knew there would be problems because I had seen the world as a skater. And now? A lot of people in eastern Germany have lost jobs, rents went up, food costs went up, unemployment went to 20 percent. Freedom is good, but it is not easy.
-
I've been doing pranks my whole life, so I guess I'm pretty good at it.
-
Studios are like hospitals. A lot of people check in, and they don't check out.
-
There is no substitute for victory.
-
I'm not the type of person who goes through all this effort for a movie, and then doesn't care if anybody sees it. I want them to see it, and I want them to see it on the big screen.
-
The duty of a historian is simply to understand and then convey that understanding, no more than that.
-
Whatever title or office we may be privileged to hold, it is what we do that defines who we are ... Each of us must decide what kind of person we want to be-what kind of legacy that we want to pass on.
-
Polyphonic prose is a kind of free verse, except that it is still freer. Polyphonic makes full use of cadence, rime, alliteration, assonance.
