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John Barton Quotes

I sometimes like to tinker with poems that have failed, ones that I have sent aside. Even years afterward, I will revisit them if there is something about them that I cannot give up on.

John Barton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: canadian

Topics

Sometimes Will Years Up Something

I've played a lot of roles I haven't wanted to play, either because they needed someone in the theatre or because they couldn't do it without me 'cause they don't have anyone else the right age.

John Mahoney

Age Me Theatre Someone Play Right

Children should have enough freedom to be themselves - once they've learned the rules.

Anna Quindlen

Freedom Children Parenting Enough

I was the one that brought it in, but not only for the north-east, for every area so we can develop all the regional economies, lift up the national productivity, get greater wealth and share it more evenly.

John Prescott

Wealth Lift More Up Share Get

Before, I would play a little hoops, a little tennis. Now it's more yoga, Pilates, stretching, some light weight work, push-ups, sit-ups, resistance things. When I used to live on the eleventh floor, I would take the steps. I don't do that so much now. I'm taking the elevator a bit more these days.

Robin Roberts

Work Live Light Play Now Tennis

The use of hunger as a weapon of political control is a crime against humanity.

Robert Zubrin

Control Political Humanity Crime Use

If we love our country, we should also love our countrymen.

Ronald Reagan

Love Patriotism Country Our Should

I was focused on building things from an early age. When I was about 3, our toilet broke, and my mother was ready to call the plumber. I told her I would fix it and asked her to get my Richard Scarry book 'How Things Work in Busytown.' Between the picture of a toilet and the text she read to me explaining how the parts worked, I fixed it.

Colin Angle

Work Mother Age Me Building Book

I'm in no hurry to get anywhere. I don't have any plans. I don't have a map. If you did in this business, you'd destroy yourself.

Colin Farrell

Business Yourself You Plans Map Get

If you can't say it in three minutes, I don't want to know about it.

Art Alexakis

You Know Three Say Want Minutes

When my dad passed, there's a lot of sadness right below the surface, and I think there will be until the day I die. So, writing sad songs helps it. And when I sing them, it's pure therapy for me.

Ashley Monroe

Sad Day Me Writing Sadness Think

You cannot catch a child's spirit by running after it; you must stand still and for love it will soon itself return.

Arthur Miller

Love Child Stand You Will Spirit

Although I'm a retired teenager, I remember what it was like to be one. I could have sworn I was riding an emotional roller coaster most of the time. Looking back, I'm actually amazed that I survived. Barely.

Sean Covey

Time Looking Back Looking Remember