Lucille Clifton Quotes
We need new words for what this is, this hunger entering our loneliness like birds, stunning our eyes into rays of hope. we need the flutter that can save us, something that will swirl across the face of what we have become and bring us grace.
Quotes to Explore
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All those things you hear about networks trying to stifle creativity - CW lets creators create and gives us freedom.
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I give all the glory to God. It's kind of a win-win situation. The glory goes up to Him and the blessings fall down on me.
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Victorious living does not mean freedom from temptation, nor does it mean freedom from mistakes.
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The differences between revolution in art and revolution in politics are enormous. Revolution in art lies not in the will to destroy but in the revelation of what has already been destroyed. Art kills only the dead.
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Our planet's lands and oceans are already stretched to meet the demands of 7 billion people. The human population continues to grow. The search for sustainable solutions is an economic and a moral imperative if we are to create the future we want.
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The blessing of being able to write music and let music speak for itself is you let the melodies and let the lyrics and the groove talk to people instead of me talking to people.
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I have won the most national titles as a German, so what should I do after that? Lay back and take it easy? That's not how I am.
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I remember being shocked when I discovered some of my school pals didn't have books in their homes. I thought it was like not having oxygen, or hot water.
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There will always be that dreadful monster prejudice to do extra battle against because of their color.
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I have not watched Glenn Beck. I don't watch him.
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Washington presided at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and is often credited with its success. But he had no known part in drafting its provisions.
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I don't like writing with real people in mind.
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I don't think that technology is going to allow for greater subjugation of people. I think it's gonna give them more freedom.
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I think about my parents all the time, especially on Sunday when I'm at Mass. My mother always said, 'We do not pray to win elections. We pray for people's health, we pray that God's will be done, we pray that we do our best. But we do not pray to win elections.'
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If you think you're free, there's no escape possible.
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Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than the one with all the facts.
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Why is it that whenever I hear a piece of music I don't like, it's always by Villa-Lobos?
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The millennials were raised in a cocoon, their anxious parents afraid to let them go out in the park to play. So should we be surprised that they learned to leverage technology to build community, tweeting and texting and friending while their elders were still dialing long-distance?
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You learn pretty quickly: if you fall in love with your edit, you're bound to be heartbroken because it will all be re-cut.
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Just because we eat together does not mean we eat right: Domino's alone delivers a million pizzas on an average day.
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Effectiveness in teaching the Bible is purchased at the price of much study, some of it lonely, all of it tiring.
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Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good.
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The chronically ill and those toward the end of their lives are accounting for potentially 80% of the total health care bill out there. There is going to have to be a very difficult democratic conversation that takes place. The decision is not whether or not we will ration care. The decision is whether we will ration with our eyes open.
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We need new words for what this is, this hunger entering our loneliness like birds, stunning our eyes into rays of hope. we need the flutter that can save us, something that will swirl across the face of what we have become and bring us grace.
