Mary Oliver Quotes

I'm going to die one day. I know it's coming for me, too. I'll be a mountain, I'll be a stone on the beach. I'll be nourishment.

Mary Oliver

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

BeachDayMountainMeDieStone

Not so cold, some snow fell. I went inside the log cabin and said goodbye to Mother, she was so alike grandmother, just younger.

Anders Zorn

MotherSnowGoodbyeColdSaidShe

When a French book becomes an international hit it is because of the author and not because of the language. The same goes for movies.

Jean-Jacques Annaud

BookLanguageMoviesSameBecause

I would hope everyone would be a feminist.

Mia Wasikowska

HopeEveryoneWouldFeminist

I spend a lot of time sizing up a tree before I fell it. Once it's down, I clear away the brush around the tree before I start cutting it into lengths so I won't trip and lose my balance with the chain saw running.

Sue Hubbell

TimeTreeBalanceStartLoseDown

Why is it so important for you to give back? I honestly feel like it's our responsibility as citizens of the world to ground ourselves in selflessness and all do our part.

Solange Knowles

ResponsibilityWorldFeelYouBack

I do see a lot of my kids, but sometimes I feel as though we have snatched moments. I turn up half way through something, or I only see her at bedtime. I'd like there to be more.

Steve McFadden

FeelMomentsSometimesWayMoreSee

I was in the U.K. and Germany and went to Volkswagen and learned about their apprenticeship model - young people become paid apprentices in trades. It's not a coincidence that youth unemployment is far lower in Germany than the United States because there are paid opportunities for young people to get experience.

Tom Perez

ExperiencePeopleYouthOpportunities

'Rush' was an interesting experience for me because I loved that show, and I loved playing that part, and most people I spoke to who watched it really enjoyed it.

Tom Ellis

ExperiencePeopleMeLovedPlaying

I think no matter how you think about your music, you're ultimately in the music 'business.' I think you have to be business-minded in some sense. And for me, the real goal... is positive intention and social change through music. It doesn't mean that can't turn a profit.

Mary Lambert

PositiveChangeBusinessMusicMe

In 2009, my tax returns showed over $4 million.

Molly Bloom

TaxOverMillionReturnsTax Returns

I'm more athletic than people think.

Chris Borland

PeopleThinkMoreThanAthletic

Whether or not your candidate wins, the crucial importance is the integrity of our voting system. You have to engage in the process in order to change it.

Brandon Victor Dixon

ChangeIntegrityProcessVotingYou

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