Mary Oliver Quotes

Because of the dog's joyfulness, our own is increased. It is no small gift. It is not the least reason why we should honor as love the dog of our own life, and the dog down the street, and all the dogs not yet born.

Mary Oliver

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 10, 1935

Topics

LifeDogLoveSmallGiftHonor

I purposely don't talk about money, because people are already skeptical about TV preachers. But I do say that I want you to be blessed. To me, prosperity is having health, having great children, having peace, good relationships. It's not about the money.

Joel Osteen

GoodChildrenHealthGreatMoneyMe

I have all my life fought against prejudice, having been subjected to it myself.

John Galliano

LifeMyselfMy LifePrejudiceBeen

I suppose I'm going on stage and making jokes about the fact that the audience are expecting the show to be about something and that they might learn something.

Andrew Lawrence

LearnStageAudienceJokesGoing

I think, in general, data protection really matters.

Aneel Bhusri

ThinkDataMattersProtectionReally

As vocal as some people have been about how emotionally attached they've been to celluloid, I've been equally emotional in my stance that nothing is more valuable than this. Than being able to see the result of your work quickly.

Steven Soderbergh

WorkPeopleResultNothingMoreSee

A drunk truck driver ran over me. I was in a Volkswagen. It was horrible. It sounds like a cliche, but anything that doesn't kill you makes you stronger. I give a lot of credit to my dad, who was a very strong guy.

Robert David Hall

MeTruckStrongCreditStrongerYou

I used to be, when I was young, I used to be extremely regular and very organized.

Tony Gilroy

YoungOrganizedUsedVeryRegular

We reserve the term 'genius' for people who are creative, who are innovators, who think in ways that are entirely new. In the Middle Ages, the term 'genius' was reserved for people with the best memories. That is telling.

Joshua Foer

MemoriesBestCreativePeopleThink

I start work at 5 in the morning and I have a wicked insomnia problem.

Don Winslow

WorkMorningStartProblemWicked

Shoes for men are about elegance or wealth, they are not playing with the inner character. That is why women are happy to wear painful shoes.

Christian Louboutin

WomenCharacterShoesMenHappyWhy

I woke in bits, like all children, piecemeal over the years. I discovered myself and the world, and forgot them, and discovered them again.

Annie Dillard

ChildrenMyselfWorldOverYears

I am always talking to students and telling them how you have to practice every day because you can't wait for someone to hire you. You need something you do for yourself, something that feeds your creative life.

Alice Ripley

LifeDayYourselfCreativeI AmYou

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