Mary Szybist Quotes

I turn to poems to find spaces that might enlarge, rather than distill, experience.

Mary Szybist

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ExperienceFindTurnRatherThan

People will always consider me a cartoon character, a bimbo. They will never give me credit.

Jessica Hahn

CharacterPeopleMeCreditNever

For instance, Clinton who was unquestionably the smartest of the bunch I talked to - both the ones who made it and didn't. He had a great interest in policy.

Robert Scheer

GreatPolicyInterestSmartestMade

I say, let us think. Let each one express his thought. Let us become investigators, not followers, not cringers and crawlers. If there is in Heaven an infinite being, he never will be satisfied with the worship of cowards and hypocrites.

Robert Green Ingersoll

ThinkThoughtHeavenSayBecome

The poor don't know that their function in life is to exercise our generosity.

Jean-Paul Sartre

LifeFinanceGenerosityExerciseOur

When I need to decompress, I grab a glass of wine, some popcorn, and a great book.

Shira Goodman

GreatBookWineGlassPopcornNeed

I never played Freddy as real. In the true bible of Wes Craven's outline for the films, Freddy only manifests himself in dreams. And a lot goes into a dream, not the least of which is imagination. So Freddy is secondhand information. Freddy is an urban legend that's been handed down to these teenagers over the years.

Robert Englund

DreamsImaginationBibleLegendDown

A breakup is a state of mind that needs encouragement and needs hopeful, forward thinking.

Lucy Dacus

MindForwardThinkingEncouragement

It is frequently the tragedy of the great artist, as it is of the great scientist, that he frightens the ordinary man.

Loren Eiseley

GreatManArtistTragedyOrdinary

Republican government - self-government by the people - is at the heart of what it means to be free.

Josh Hawley

HeartGovernmentPeopleFreeMeans

It's ironic that in our culture everyone's biggest complaint is about not having enough time; yet nothing terrifies us more than the thought of eternity.

Dennis Miller

TimeCultureThoughtEnoughNothing

Making the best-seller list is a big deal; it's like being nominated for an Oscar. Hitting No. 1 is like actually winning the award. It's very gratifying.

Brad Thor

WinningAwardBigBeingDealLike

Southern women always know how to make you feel welcome, loved and admired, even when we're talkin' smack!

Ashlan Gorse Cousteau

WomenWelcomeLovedFeelYouKnow

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