Robert Hass Quotes

I would say Gary Snyder, who is from my part of the world as a poet and environmental thinker, will be read just as Henry Thoreau as John Muir will continue to be read.

Robert Hass

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 1, 1941

Topics

EnvironmentalWorldSayWillPoet

There's nothing new under the sun - you just get a can of paint out.

Robert Plant

SunYouNewNothingOutPaint

No matter how successful you become... there's always that sense that you could be better.

Andy Mineo

BetterYouMatterBecomeAlwaysHow

I know that I had not faith, unless the faith of a devil, the faith of Judas, that speculative, notional, airy shadow, which lives in the head, not in the heart. But what is this to the living, justifying faith, the faith that cleanses from sin?

John Wesley

FaithHeartShadowDevilSinLiving

Plans to protect air and water, wilderness and wildlife are in fact plans to protect man.

Stewart Udall

WaterManEnvironmentalWilderness

At least Russia and China didn't call us names when we smiled sweetly at America.

Sukarno

AmericaNamesRussiaChinaCallUs

As a kid, I would keep telling my younger sister that I was a fairy who had come here to spend time with them. And I actually got to play one!

Roop Durgapal

TimeSisterPlayKidFairyHere

I was mad until I was about 25. Completely out of control with my emotions. Everything that happened to me was a tragedy. I've been much happier over 25.

Romola Garai

MeControlMadTragedyEmotionsOut

You know you've made it to the big time when you're on a cereal box.

Mike Schultz

TimeYouKnowBoxBigCereal

I think people can learn from my experience - you know, any young people who are under pressure, whether you work on Wall Street or you work in a factory in Alabama, and young journalists.

Jayson Blair

WorkExperiencePeopleThinkLearn

Right next to my bedroom, Dad made a chin-up bar with a rowing machine and a treadmill. From there, as years went by, we were able to get a bit of funding, and Dad got all these people involved and built a gym at home.

Joseph Parker

HomePeopleGymBedroomRightBar

Drugs, alcohol and ego. They are a bad mix.

Don Dokken

EgoAlcoholBadMix

I know some of my parents' friends think 'Little Britain' is in incredibly poor taste. But swimming the Channel? You can't really say anything negative about that, can you? There's nothing better than making your parents happy. The glee on my father's face that day was amazing.

David Walliams

FatherDayHappyParentsAmazing

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