Anne Stevenson Quotes
I like rhyme because it is memorable, I like form because having to work to a pattern gives me original ideas.
Quotes to Explore
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Team synergy has an extraordinary impact on business results.
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It's hard to always be on top. You go down, you go up.
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There are times in my life when I just want to be by myself.
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Comedy, we may say, is society protecting itself - with a smile.
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Most of the important composers in our country are clustered in the Northeast.
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Modern surgery has been like a miracle to those who thought the pain was going to go on forever.
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When something is at risk or in danger or about to be lost, those are the moments you start to realize how much it means to you.
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I think about death most of the day, every day. We can't escape death, and choosing to ignore it only makes it more scary.
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There's a hardening of the culture. Reality TV has lowered the standards of entertainment. You're left wondering about the legitimacy of relationships. It's probably harder to entertain the same people with a more classic form of writing, and romantic comedies are a classic genre.
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I am a very loyal man and always keep my promises when I commit to something.
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There are young idealists all around the world falling in love with the Yankees now and realists who are gravitating to the Red Sox. I think the universe is on its head.
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Fiorello LaGuardia saved City Center. The real man saved it, and he made this building into a performing arts venue.
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We cannot rest until we make sure that our families can afford to live and raise their kids here, that our seniors can remain in their homes and afford their health and pharmaceutical costs.
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Unlike fashion, art isn't applied. It doesn't have to serve anybody. It doesn't have to be there for any other reason than to give an impression of what the world is about.
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When people use their hurt and make a triumph in their song, that helps other people.
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Whatever our bedtime was as kids, we could stay up an extra half hour if we were reading. My parents didn't care as long as I was under the spell of a Stephen King or a Douglas Adams. Now I read in bed. I read at work. I read standing in line. It's like, 'Hello, my name is Nathan and I am a reader.'
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Learning to read the Bible in the light of the times in which it was written is critical.
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Well, here's what I think. I mean, the people are saying, 'We don't want it,' and the Democrats are saying, 'We don't care. We're going to pass it anyway.' And so for the next three months, Washington will be consumed with the Democrats trying to jam this through in a very messy procedure an unpopular health care bill.
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Everyone thinks when they start writing that they can't do it. I was lucky. My sister Delia was the most important person in terms of encouraging me.
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I'd like to be the ambassador to the Bahamas.
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If you're a professional, you'll make it work. You can be like, 'I'm not going to do that, I'm going to do it where I'm satisfied.' But I'm very comfortable being uncomfortable so I just go for it.
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I feel responsible; I feel I've got to do something that will leave the kids a place where they can live healthy, safe, productive, creative and prosperous lives.
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I am going to keep on singing. I have no intention of retiring. Actually, I always wonder whether people know my songs in the different countries I visit. I feel nervous over whether they will sing along with me or not.
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I like rhyme because it is memorable, I like form because having to work to a pattern gives me original ideas.
