Eileen Myles Quotes
Poetry from the bottom up is an act of selection: you kind of feel your way through the crowds of poems. The good ones came forward a long time ago, and the bad ones fell away.
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I had read Plato and Kant, but I had forgotten it.
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In the future, officials will feel more pressure to protect the environment. But how to assess the officials' efforts to protect the environment is still a pivotal issue.
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I always love the quirky stuff, which is why I love 'Childrens Hospital.' That really pushes the envelope of comedy.
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And it's sort of an old-fashioned ER, in that it's very much about the medicine, and how these people cope. There's very little about the personal lives of the characters.
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It's a different era. Our job now is to show leadership and vision and to help the next generation of artists.
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As a writer, one is obliged to release her words, to let them live in the world on their own.
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Politics is largely a matter of heart.
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All through my life, I was hated on. When I was in middle school, they used to write in my rhyme book, 'You suck' or 'This sucks.'
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Many faux pas of fashion can be avoided if you curb your instinctive desire to buy things with your heart instead of your head.
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I don't like it when a woman looks like a fashion victim.
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Don't overact the story of your name. Overact the story of your work.
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I'm honestly not the kind of person who wants to step up to a podium, test the microphone and be like, 'Hey, I'm homosexual and this is who I am, hear me roar.' That's not who I am.
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In England I am not English, in India I am not Indian. I am chained to the 1,000 square miles that is Trinidad; but I will evade that fate yet.
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While I have the greatest respect for the Supreme Court's members, I cannot claim familiarity with any particular judicial philosophies the justices might possess.
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To play four hands requires two people who have great affinity for each other.
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I've always wanted to do a lot of things.
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A woman simply is, but a man must become.
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I was only 23 and just out of college when I filmed 'Casualty' and so nervous, but it was brilliant fun. I was really lucky, and it really helped my career.
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Over time, low rates can put pressure on the business models of financial institutions.
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Comedians do movies and TV so that when they tour, they sell out. That's the goal: To get popular enough so the place is packed.
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I just find it fascinating, like everybody, to be in a different life. It's an escape.
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Never try to copy other writers, and never try to have a formula. It has to come from your heart and soul.
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Surround yourself with positive people.
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Poetry from the bottom up is an act of selection: you kind of feel your way through the crowds of poems. The good ones came forward a long time ago, and the bad ones fell away.
