Mary Oliver Quotes

You have to be in the world to understand what the spiritual is about, and you have to be spiritual in order to truly be able to accept what the world is about.

Mary Oliver

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

SpiritualWorldYouUnderstandOrder

Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

WiseLeadUniteRuleDivideCries

Close scrutiny will show that most 'crisis situations' are opportunities to either advance, or stay where you are.

Maxwell Maltz

OpportunitiesYouCrisisWillStay

I like some science in my science fiction.

Robert Picardo

ScienceScience FictionFictionLike

Class never tries to build itself up by tearing others down. Class is already up and need not strive to look better by making others look worse.

Ann Landers

BetterLookDownBuildClassStrive

Unfortunately, some younger player doesn't understand that if you want to get through, you have to sacrifice, you have to work hard, and there is no easy way.

Stan Wawrinka

WorkSacrificeWork HardEasyYou

For me, dreaming is simply being pragmatic.

Shimon Peres

MeBeingDreamingPragmaticSimply

I've written on public matters, but I don't understand how anyone could tout me as a possible poet laureate when I wrote a poem on the abdication of King Charles III or about the sex life of the Royals... anybody who knew my work would know I'm not a contender.

Tony Harrison

LifeWorkKingMeSexPossible

I don't really like watching 3-D.

Roger Deakins

WatchingLikeReally

It's a marathon, not a sprint. I actually feel like I come to work stronger when I've had a little time on the weekend to step away from it and enjoy my family and other things. I come back energized. If people think they're going to work 24/7, week in and week out, they're not bringing their full strength to the table.

Mary Barra

WorkFamilyStrengthTimeStep

In middle school, you're figuring out how you're affecting people, and sometimes you're affecting people negatively. And what sucks is that it can affect people for their whole lives. I didn't realize I was a part of that.

Lucy Dacus

SchoolPeopleYouSometimesRealize

Yeah, I miss it. You don't just break off a friendship you've had with a sport, and with all those you've met all over the country. We've got some friends, some very close friends, and you just sit back and think how fortunate you were having a career like that. And, actually, there's nothing in the game of baseball that hasn't happened to me.

Lou Boudreau

FriendshipBaseballMeGameThink

My philosophy is very simple. To feel young, you must work as long as you can.

Dino De Laurentiis

WorkSimpleFeelPhilosophyYou

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