Anne Waldman Quotes
I call what I do 'modal structures.' Sometimes they're songs, sometimes they're longer, sometimes they're this mantra - I've never called myself a spoken word poet.
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The first job I ever had was at a pool-liner-manufacturing plant. Minimum wage was $4.25, and that's what I was making. It was this huge, hot, un-air-conditioned factory staffed with all women and me. This is in Georgia, during the summertime, so it was pretty ridiculous.
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The simpler I keep things, the better I play.
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I'd always put on little shows at home, but when I was 11, I did a community event in Woodford, where anyone could go. You had three days of vocal training and performed your song at the end.
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I spent a lot of time over in England wrestling at Butlins holiday camps for Brian Dixon and All Star Wrestling.
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A writer wants something more than money for his work: he wants permanence.
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I met Mos Def around that time but I didn't hook up with him until I was about 17 or 18.
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A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.
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Let's remember that our children's spirits are more important than any material things. When we do, self-esteem and love blossoms and grows more beautifully than any bed of flowers ever could.
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The sense of being a separate, egoic self begins with the astral, not with the physical, body. The soul is individualized spirit.
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Hydrogen holds great promise to meet many of our future energy needs, and it addresses national security and our environmental concerns. Hydrogen is the simplest, most abundant element in the universe.
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The painting has a life of its own. I try to let it come through.
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I grew up in the classic American-Jewish suburbia, which has a whole different sense of what it means to be Jewish than anywhere else in the world.
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I always wanted to be a snake. Every time I saw a snake on TV. I'd always say 'Why not me?'
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I usually dress very casual. Whenever I go out with my friends, I'm always like, 'Can't I just wear sweatpants?'
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Decisions of this Court do not have intrinsic authority.
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Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.
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Anyway, there's plenty of room for doubt. It might seem easy enough, but computer language design is just like a stroll in the park.Jurassic Park, that is.
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Professional courage is the steel fiber that makes an NCO unafraid and willing to tell it like it is. The concept of professional courage does not always mean being as tough as nails, either. It also suggests a willingness to listen to the soldiers' problems, to go to bat for them in a tough situation and it means knowing just how far they can go. It also means being willing to tell the boss when he is wrong.
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I enjoy creating. And if you can do it in a cool way, do it. You can't worry about disappointing people or what their expectations might be.
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I'll take thy word for faith, not ask thine oath; Who shuns not to break one will sure crack both.
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It's my duty to fight those who have chosen to belong to the party of death, those who say they receive their orders from God somewhere and believe they have a duty to set the world on fire to achieve their own salvation.
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Damaged people are dangerous. They know they can survive.
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I call what I do 'modal structures.' Sometimes they're songs, sometimes they're longer, sometimes they're this mantra - I've never called myself a spoken word poet.
