W. S. Merwin Quotes
Certain words now in our knowledge we will not use again, and we will never forget them. We need them. Like the back of the picture.W. S. Merwin
Quotes to Explore
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I'm not sure if being known opened or closed doors for me.
Adam Goldberg -
So long as you create laws that define women as victims, as creatures that demand protection, that need bodyguards, you are going to perpetuate the very worst of our sexist past.
Warren Farrell -
Food production has affected the environment more than any other activity humans have engaged in. Humanity devotes more land to food production than anything else - roughly a third of the surface area of the earth, much of which was once forest but has been converted by humans into farms or grazing lands.
Ramez Naam -
The American people know something is wrong as far as energy is concerned. They don't think they are being told the truth.
T. Boone Pickens -
I don't know the right way to retire.
Barry Sanders -
Italy and France could lop off their excessive wealth through a one-time tax on private wealth.
Edmund Phelps
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I am a very selfish person.
Lara Flynn Boyle -
I've always been DJing; it's just I'm making more of a push for it, making it more public.
Idris Elba -
The basic law of capitalism is you or I, not both you and I.
Karl Liebknecht -
I went to art school, I think it helped me a great deal because it taught me who I am.
Jackie DeShannon -
Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg didn't finish college. Too much emphasis is placed on formal education - I told my children not to worry about their grades but to enjoy learning.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb -
The role model approach to social change is no substitute for challenging unjust employment practices, educational policies and housing.
Patricia Hill Collins
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I would love to be a professional athlete. When I was living in Mexico as a teenager, I did seven years of gymnastics and went to the Junior Olympics. I was getting to the level of going to the international competitions, but I was only 14, and my parents were really worried because they did not want that to be my life.
Karla Souza -
When you're young, you're stupid.
Wendy Hiller -
A feminist is a person who believes in the power of women just as much as they believe in the power of anyone else. It's equality, it's fairness, and I think it's a great thing to be a part of.
Zendaya -
Different astronauts sleep in different ways.
Sally Ride -
A pulp story without a detective and, obviously, somebody for him to do battle with is unthinkable, and I can't remember reading a pulp story that didn't have a dame - either a good girl or a bad girl.
Otto Penzler -
There's an awareness of fashion in this country, and it's not limited to gay people.
Calvin Klein
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Scatter soaked hardwood chunks over your coals for a quick and easy way to add a smoky nuance to your grilled foods.
Emeril Lagasse -
At the end of the day, you got to learn from people that been through what you been through; they help you learn from your mistakes.
Karim Kharbouch -
It's always hard to break an independent picture from the pack.
Gary Goetzman -
Raised in a house filled with old books, I'm drawn to them: the dust jackets that call out a historical moment, the marbled boards, the words pressed into the page with movable type.
Jacob Weisberg -
Sometimes people can write really great scenes and even a great episode, but they can't see the bigger picture.
M. Night Shyamalan -
Certain words now in our knowledge we will not use again, and we will never forget them. We need them. Like the back of the picture.
W. S. Merwin