Ndoshi Quotes & Sayings

The mass of workers, as yet non-Socialist, is retarded in its development towards Socialism. — Karl Radek

The real ornament of woman is her character, her purity. — Mahatma Gandhi

It comes down to this: we're pieces of equipment
To be counted and signed for.
On occasion some of us break down,
And those parts which can't be salvaged
Are replaced with other GI parts, that's all. — Rolando Hinojosa

It's true that if you advise politicians on economic policy in the U.S. today, you spend your time in a cross between inquiry and combat. You are always on the periphery of harsh partisan warfare that has nothing to do with substance. — Robert Shapiro

Music, even if I ended up doing something different or do end up doing something different in the long run, it's just something that is life blood. If I'm not participating in some way, I feel like I'm wasting my time. — Autre Ne Veut

Now I have beaten a song back into you, rise and walk away like a panther. — Yusef Komunyakaa

The first person is a tradition I relate to and that I use; historically, it's been the voice I work in. But the hair on the back of my neck stands up when I'm referred to as a 'confessional' writer. — Meghan Daum

I was raised in Chicago, so always used Latina. It's what my Father and brothers called ourselves, when we meant the entire Spanish-speaking community of Chicago. — Sandra Cisneros

Musicians always come off sounding a little bit pretentious, and a little bit ... I don't know, hypocritical, from what they do, talking about strong issues. — James Iha

In pursuing certain virtues - colorful local effects, personae and personality, juxtaposition, close calls with nonsense, uncertainty, critiques of ordinary language - the current crop of American poets necessarily give up on others. — Stephen Burt