Maxine Kumin Quotes

If I'm working on a poem, it's at the forefront of my mind; I'm working on it when I'm cooking dinner or stretched out on the sofa. But if I don't really have it by the 10th draft, I know it just isn't going to jell.

Maxine Kumin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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CookingMindDinnerKnowOutSofa

Diversity is not a politically correct idea. Diversity in a boardroom or in a Parliament means that you just have different minds, different life experience, different ways of thinking about patients or customers or voters so that when you bring that intellect, you look at opportunity and risk, and then you have it in much better balance.

Jenny Shipley

LifeOpportunityExperienceDiversity

It's very rare that you get very old jazz lovers and super-young hip-hop lovers at the same exact show, when you think about it. Not many artists can do that.

Robert Glasper

ThinkYouJazzHip-HopOldRare

I'm going to introduce you to a revolutionary thought - you can go slower and get there quicker. And that's to do with flow. As soon as you made it two lanes and brought in the 70 (mph) and 50 (mph), you got there quicker. It meant the flow of the traffic was better, there were less accidents, less deaths, I think that's an important factor.

John Prescott

ThinkThoughtBetterYouImportant

It's ironic that early on in the war with Afghanistan, the Americans and the British were saying, 'We recognise there must be a Palestinian state,' then they rapidly forgot about it. I think history will show that that kind of amnesia will come back to haunt you.

Tom Paulin

HistoryWarSayingThinkYouEarly

My mom, grandma, great-grandma - we're all named Mary, and we all play piano and sing.

Mary Lambert

MomPlayPianoSingGrandmaMary

From my own point of view, I went to college in the States. I am very comfortable on the PGA Tour. I have made my family life over there. It would be a big upheaval for me to play full time in Europe, which is why I have decided that I am going to play mostly in the U.S. but still support Europe when it is possible.

Luke Donald

LifeFamilyTimeI AmSupportMe

I'm not going to relate to an athlete as a peer.

Lisa Guerrero

AthletePeerGoingRelate

Despite the efforts of some parents, children still tend to act out the traditional sex roles of our culture. The child's peer group may have more of an influence over this than the parents.

Brian Sutton-Smith

ChildrenCultureChildParentsSex

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.

Peter Ustinov

FunnyHumorComedySeriousWay

I think women are taking charge of the origins of a production, which is the most important part. Because you can't be a victim of whatever people ask you to do.

Paula Pell

WomenPeopleThinkYouImportant

I've come to learn that what really matters is the relationship, the quality of the relationship.

Tucker Max

RelationshipQualityLearnMatters

I'm a liberal Democrat, and I state that proudly.

Tom Bergeron

LiberalDemocratStateProudly

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