Stephen Vincent Benet Quotes

We cannot afford the creeping paralysis that destroys the effective will of democracy - the paralysis carried by hate and rancor, between class and class, person and person, party and party, as plague is carried through the streets of a town.

Stephen Vincent Benet

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 22, 1898 - March 13, 1943

Topics

HateDemocracyPartyPersonClass

There's many, many ways to write a song. But generally, sitting down at a table and writing is not one of them.

John Lydon

WritingSongTableDownSitting

There's no question that, um, you know, the oceans have risen, right? And the climate change part is, is a real part of it.

Michael Grimm

ChangeYouClimate ChangeKnowRight

Parents who obsess about every detail of child-rearing and orchestrate their children's 'resumes' may run themselves ragged while their own personal identities and adult relationships wither for lack of care.

Stephanie Coontz

ChildrenParentsDetailCareRun

One time, the teacher was the storehouse of knowledge. That will no longer be so. So what would a teacher do? A very good teacher will play the role of augmenter. Also, the teacher will be located anywhere and helping students.

Shiv Nadar

GoodGood TeacherKnowledgeTeacher

So history is fertile territory for me and I think I could feel happy with any period of history, provided I had the right sources and the necessary time for the initial research.

Rose Tremain

HistoryTimeHappyMeResearchFeel

I am a radical in thought (and principle) and a conservative in method (and conduct).

Rutherford B. Hayes

I AmThoughtConservativePrinciple

Dancing is my obsession. My life.

Mikhail Baryshnikov

LifeMy LifeDancingObsession

I've always been very cautious with what I do. You know, that started at a young age. I always had the approach or the mentality I never wanted to embarrass my parents.

Derek Jeter

AgeParentsYouKnowYoungNever

I love my mom so much, and I always have, but I was definitely a monster to her a lot during my teen years.

Dove Cameron

LoveTeenMomAlwaysYearsMonster

I've written under the radar for quite some time, and I always looked at editing as writing.

Christopher Rouse

TimeWritingEditingAlwaysSome

I love Thai boat noodles: They are kind of like pho, but with a very hearty broth. I will make the broth and just do no noodles and more bean sprouts. I need to be able to eat what I want to eat, so I just get rid of as many carbs as possible that go into it.

Chrissy Teigen

LoveBoatGoWantKindPossible

It's interesting to hear what somebody does when they have no interest in playing by the rules.

Brad Paisley

InterestingRulesPlayingInterest

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