John Barton Quotes

An experienced reader uses the poem as an agent of inquiry. This makes poetry very exciting, unstable, and interactive.

John Barton

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PoetryInquiryPoemExcitingAgent

I think there's a responsibility of the publisher, of the company, to make sure the staple books that have been around for decades come out in a timely manner.

Jim Lee

ResponsibilityThinkCompanyOut

My dad took me to John Kennedy's inauguration when I was 8. We come every time, Republican and Democrat, because of this great country.

John Barrasso

GreatTimeMeCountryRepublican

In the post-Watergate atmosphere of 1975 and 1976, the just-plain-folks personalities of both Ford and Carter seemed the perfect antidote to Nixon's arrogant, isolated presidency. But as alert history-minded readers know, Ford and Carter were both rebuffed by voters in their efforts to hold on to the presidency.

Jeff Greenfield

PerfectKnowHoldPresidencyReaders

We will oppose and resist tyranny as we will defeat evil.

John R. Allen

EvilTyrannyDefeatWillResist

My son was diagnosed with autism. He's OK, he makes eye contact, but he doesn't talk. He needs eight hours a day of very intensive school, and you wouldn't even believe me if I told you how much it costs.

Steve Earle

SonDaySchoolMeEyeBelieve

A theoretical grounding in agronomy must, therefore, include knowledge of biological laws.

Trofim Lysenko

KnowledgeLawsMustInclude

My chefs don't apply for 'Top Chef'. They all know that there is no way. At the end of the process I look at the resumes of the last 25 options just to make sure they've never worked for me before.

Tom Colicchio

MeChefProcessEndLookKnow

There are different rules for reading, for thinking, and for talking. Writing blends all three of them.

Mason Cooley

WritingReadingThinkingTalking

I was afraid that not even Merlin the Enchanter could transform me into a writer.

Lloyd Alexander

MeAfraidTransformWriterEven

I am against discrimination of any kind, but if I make snap judgments, no matter who it's towards, aren't I committing the same sin as someone who profiles?

Jay-Z

I AmSomeoneDiscriminationSinKind

So for years I kept mum about my passion for needle arts.

Deborah Norville

PassionYearsArtsNeedleAboutMum

The human wish to credit good things as miraculous and to charge bad things to another account is apparently universal.

Christopher Hitchens

GoodGood ThingsWishCreditBad

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