Stephen Dunn Quotes

I think because my parents died in their early 50s, mid 50s, I always thought I would die young. And that's been both a useful thing and I suspect something that's haunted me a little bit.

Stephen Dunn

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ParentsMeThinkThoughtDieEarly

Let my life as Poet begin. I want the life of the Poet. I have labored for over twelve years, one thousand pages of prose. Now, I want the easiness of poetry. The brevity of the poem.

Maxine Hong Kingston

LifePoetryMy LifeNowWantBegin

Virtue is its own reward, and brings with it the truest and highest pleasure; but if we cultivate it only for pleasure's sake, we are selfish, not religious, and will never gain the pleasure, because we can never have the virtue.

John Henry Newman

SelfishRewardWillVirtueNever

I like fish, and I also like bear's paws. If I cannot have the two together, I will let the fish go, and take the bear's paws. So, I like life, and I also like righteousness. If I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go, and choose righteousness.

Mencius

LifeTogetherFishChooseGoWill

Sometimes in Washington you get a little disconnected. I want to make sure I know what people are actually doing each day.

Steven Horsford

DayPeopleDoingYouKnowSometimes

We in the west are seen as godless, as greedy and as uncaring about the suffering of those in the developing world.

Silvia Cartwright

SufferingWorldGreedyWestSeen

There are some voters who are rather traditional and have some reservations about electing a woman leader. But the younger generation are excited to have a woman leader for the country. They think it is somewhat trendy.

Tsai Ing-wen

LeaderWomanThinkGenerationTrendy

I wasn't trying to write a book; it wasn't even in my vision. I was posting stuff online just because it made me feel relieved - as a way of getting things off my chest.

Rupi Kaur

VisionMeBookFeelTryingWay

My parents were angry, but they were relieved that I was in good condition. They had been afraid the Russians would torture me. They told me not to do it again!

Mathias Rust

GoodAngryParentsMeAfraidBeen

I grew up in Toronto and as long as I can remember, as long as there was cable, even those old cable boxes that were wired to the TV, there have been Bollywood movies on Toronto TV.

Mike Myers

RememberLongI CanMoviesToronto

I think I bought into that whole rock n' roll lifestyle, and all that does in the end is kill ya. So I don't recommend it to anyone.

Mike McCready

ThinkEndLifestyleRockIn The End

I grew up in a very high-achieving family. I have a brother who's a Harvard-educated cardiothoracic surgeon. My other brother is a two-time Olympian, fifth-round draft pick for the Philadelphia Eagles, and an entrepreneur and philanthropist.

Molly Bloom

FamilyBrotherEntrepreneurEagles

It's not exactly a big surprise that women mature earlier than men do. As a result, they tend to display better judgment, particularly when it comes to money.

Jean Chatzky

WomenMoneyMenSurpriseBetterBig

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