Marge Piercy Quotes
Grandmother Hannah comes to me at Pesach and when I am lighting the sabbath candles. The sweet wine in the cup has her breath.... a little winter no spring can melt.
Quotes to Explore
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The intricacies, the problems, the trials and tribulations in relationships inspire me to give words to people's journeys.
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No matter how much money I make, no matter how many hit songs. I still perform like a street performer.
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My father opened a restaurant. It's so amazing... it's so freaking delicious, but I'm telling you I gain five pounds every time I go in there.
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Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.
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But the Western countries that link their partnership with the poorest countries with respect for democracy also have to consider that they have obligations towards these countries.
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If you go through life, and you don't find the beauty in an unexpected place, then you really have a sad existence.
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The physics of water is central to cooking, because food is mostly water. All steak that you cook is actually boiled on the inside.
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There's a difference between a failure and a fiasco... a fiasco is a disaster of mythic proportions.
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It's kind of fun to do the impossible.
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I played Woodstock in '69, and it really changed my life. Without a doubt, it was the single event that really changed the way I felt about music. Up to that point, I hadn't really thought of myself as more serious musician, and I didn't really have that much interest in pop music.
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Political satire is a serious thing. In democratic newspapers throughout the world there are daily cartoons that often are not even funny, as is the case especially in many English-language newspapers. Instead, they contain a political message, and the artist takes full responsibility.
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No doubt I enjoy being close to people in the way I dress, the way I speak, and the way I communicate with people.
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Everyone else in the 'iCarly' cast can operate on 5 hours of sleep, but not so for 'Old Man Nathan!'
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Compassion doesn't, of course, mean feeling sorry for people, or pity, which is how the word has become emasculated in a way.
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Energy has become a national security issue and as technology continues to improve, there will be more debates like the one on Keystone.
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It's very simple. You have to be faithful to your other half and not have secrets. That's my rule.
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Christians take Scriptures out of context to try to justify or to vindicate retreat and cowardice.
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I came across humanity in Istanbul, and all I know about life comes from Istanbul, and definitely, I am writing about Istanbul. I also love the city because I live there, it has formed me, and it's me. Of course it is natural. If somebody lived all his life in Delhi, he will write about Delhi.
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When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said 'Let us pray.' We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.
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I think you can't really escape any kind of spiritual education as a child, whether it's New Age or Judaism or Buddhism or whatever it is. You can't escape it, even if you completely disagree with it, you still have it as a foundation that you base things off of.
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Just know, especially when they were infants and toddlers, the thought these two children depend on us for everything in their lives 24/7. That's a pretty incredible responsibility.
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The difference between appreciation and flattery? That is simple. One is sincere and the other insincere. One comes from the heart out; the other from the teeth out. One is unselfish; the other selfish. One is universally admired; the other universally condemned.
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Once you stop drinking and smoking and stuff, it really gets on your nerves, all that nonsense going on.
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Grandmother Hannah comes to me at Pesach and when I am lighting the sabbath candles. The sweet wine in the cup has her breath.... a little winter no spring can melt.
