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Denise Levertov: The poem has...

Denise Levertov: The poem has...

The poem has a social effect of some kind whether or not the poet wills it to have. It has kinetic force, it sets in...

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Janet Erskine Stuart: Don't wait for...

Janet Erskine Stuart: Don't wait for...

Don't wait for ideal circumstances; they will never come; nor for the best opportunities.

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Robert Frost: Skepticism, is that...

Robert Frost: Skepticism, is that...

Skepticism, is that anything more than we used to mean when we said, Well, what have we...

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Richard Burton: I rather like...

Richard Burton: I rather like...

I rather like my reputation, actually, that of a spoiled genius from the Welsh gutter, a drunk, a womanizer; it's...

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John Berger: I knew I'd...

John Berger: I knew I'd...

I knew I'd been living in Berkeley too long when I saw a sign that said 'Free firewood and my first thought was Who...

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John Berger: A peasant becomes...

John Berger: A peasant becomes...

A peasant becomes fond of his pig and is glad to salt away its pork. What is significant, and is so difficult for the...

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Cecil Beaton: Never in the...

Cecil Beaton: Never in the...

Never in the history of fashion has so little material been raised so high to reveal so much that needs to be covered...

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Robert Townsend: Deals aren't usually...

Robert Townsend: Deals aren't usually...

Deals aren't usually blown by principals; they're blown by lawyers and accountants trying to prove how valuable they...

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G C Lichtenberg: With the majority...

G C Lichtenberg: With the majority...

With the majority of people unbelief in one thing is founded on the blind belief in...

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Henri Matisse: What I dream...

Henri Matisse: What I dream...

What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject...

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Willem de Kooning: In art, one...

Willem de Kooning: In art, one...

In art, one idea is as good as another. If one takes the idea of trembling, for instance, all of a sudden most art...

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Georgia O'Keeffe: Nobody sees a...

Georgia O'Keeffe: Nobody sees a...

Nobody sees a flower really; it is so small. We haven't time, and to see takes time -- like to have a friend takes...

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Eugene McCarthy: The only thing...

Eugene McCarthy: The only thing...

The only thing that saves us from bureaucracy is its inefficiency. An efficient bureaucracy is the greatest threat to...

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Warren Harding: I have no...

Warren Harding: I have no...

I have no trouble with my enemies. I can take care of my enemies all right. But my damn friends . . . They're the ones...

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Herbert Hoover: Blessed are the...

Herbert Hoover: Blessed are the...

Blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the national debt.

Source: In 1,911...

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Richard Nixon: I refuse to...

Richard Nixon: I refuse to...

I refuse to make a decision that somebody else can make. The first rule of leadership is to save yourself for the big...

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Richard Nixon: Defeat doesn't finish...

Richard Nixon: Defeat doesn't finish...

Defeat doesn't finish a man -- quit does. A man is not finished when he's defeated. He's finished when he...

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John Foster Dulles: The world will...

John Foster Dulles: The world will...

The world will never have lasting peace so long as men reserve for war the finest human qualities. Peace, no less...

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Elizabeth Dole: My objective as...

Elizabeth Dole: My objective as...

My objective as Secretary of Labor is to look through the 'glass ceiling' to see who is on the other side, and to...

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Larry Speakes: This job has...

Larry Speakes: This job has...

This job has probably got the most screwing-up potential in the world.

Source: On...

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