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Maxine Kumin Quotes

So many poems you go into and come up empty.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: american
Birth: June 6, 1925 - February 6, 2014

Topics

You Go Empty Up Come Poems

Now I don't really write for adults or kids - I don't write for kids, I write about them. I think you need to do that, otherwise you end up preaching down.

Think End You Down Now Need

There's an incredible amount of pain involved in being a human, but this humorous stuff is essential in overcoming it.

Pain Overcoming Human Involved Stuff

The human longings that are deep inside of us never go away. They exist across cultures; they exist throughout life. When people were first made, our deepest longing was to know and be known. And after the Fall, when we all got weird, it's still our deepest longing - but it's now also our deepest fear.

Life Fear People Deep Weird Fall

You know, when you can play with the greatest players of that particular era, you look forward to going to the ballpark. I mean, you thought it was great to be there in the clubhouse. You thought it was great to be on the field.

Great Forward Thought You Look Play

As you know, God is usually on the side of the big squadrons against the small.

Roger de Rabutin

God Small You Know Side Big

To primitive man, the sky was wonderful, mysterious and awesome, but he could not even dream of what was within the golden disk or silver points of light so far beyond his reach.

Rosalyn Sussman Yalow

Light Sky Man Reach Dream Silver

In terms of the parallels, I've never related less to a character than Riggan.

Character Never Than Less Parallels

Joan Rivers telling Lauren Bacall her dress is all wrong is like Carrot Top telling Lenny Bruce he needs to get an edge.

Dress Wrong Edge Top Carrot Rivers

Having a very serious thematic element in the lyrics and then juxtaposing with something really triumphant and just a big beat to dance to is a nice contrast to having a dark message.

Dance Dark Serious Nice Contrast

If you have ability in a certain area, why not capitalize on it and improve it and use it?

Wilt Chamberlain

You Why Ability Improve Why Not Use

When we consistently suppress and distrust our intuitive knowingness, looking instead for authority, validation, and approval from others, we give our personal power away.

Power Looking Authority Personal

Let us not be satisfied with just giving money. Money is not enough, money can be got, but they need your hearts to love them. So, spread your love everywhere you go.

Love Money Giving Enough You Go

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