Famous American Poets Quotes & Sayings

The world, with all its beauty and adventure, its richness and variety, is darkened by cruelty. Death, if it ends the loveliness, the adventure, ends also that. Death balances the picture. — Winifred Holtby

We are all very anxious to be understood, and it is very hard not to be. But there is one thing much more necessary.'
What is that, grandmother?'
To understand other people.'
Yes, grandmother. I must be fair - for if I'm not fair to other people, I'm not worth being understood myself. I see. — George MacDonald

I can't believe some of the things I did.Can't believe it. Sayin' I was the greatest and the beautifulist and I was gonna whup this guy and that guy, sayin' I'm pretty, I can't be beat. — Muhammad Ali

I hope that at the end of the seven years, people will say that I have been of some inspirational value to them at home in terms of inclusiveness and abroad, I look forward to representing Ireland. — Michael D. Higgins

Knowledge only becomes wisdom, when it is utilized and produces fruit that makes it possible
to reach the goals that God has set. — Sunday Adelaja

He was worried she would not let him love her with the stain. He had already decided long ago, twenty or thirty minutes ago, that the stain was fine. He had only seen it for a moment, but he was already used to it. It was good. It somehow allowed them to have more. — Miranda July

In a country where the sole employer is the State, opposition means death by slow starvation. The old principle: who does not work shall not eat, has been replaced by a new one: who does not obey shall not eat. — Leon Trotsky

I'm interested in the landscape of the face, the way in which light and shadow fall across the forms. That's really my subject matter. — Paul Emsley

It definitely can be really hard being away from friends and family for so long. People expect you to be different when you come back. But I love it, I love coming home. I really want to start coming back here more often ? its so fun. — Hayley Williams

What I've always thought I would do is make a bunch of movies and then stop to teach for awhile. And then just teach at film schools - you know, teach children. — Eli Roth

I never aspired to be 2nd. I was taught ... you can do whatever you want in this world, so why not be the best in the world? — Ronda Rousey

The system is religion, the law is spirituality. Take your pick. — John Martel

I said I didn't think it would be a collectivist state so much as a wilderness in which most people lived hand to mouth, and the rich would live like princes - better than the rich had ever lived, except that their lives would constantly be in danger from the hungry predatory poor. All the technology would serve the rich, but they would need it for their own protection and to assure their continued prosperity. — Paul Theroux

Tell the people what they want and decide what they need. — Ray Davies

The universe could be a wondrous thing. The universe had out did herself. The universe would be getting flowers. — Cassandra Clare