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Mary Oliver Quotes

I decided very early that I wanted to write. But I didn't think of it as a career. I didn't even think of it as a profession... It was the most exciting thing, the most powerful thing, the most wonderful thing to do with my life.

Mary Oliver

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Life Think My Life Powerful Early

No one is so rich and powerful that they cannot be punished, and no one is so poor that they cannot be protected.

Joao Lourenco

Rich Powerful Poor Cannot Punished

I'm sort of of the belief that people kill themselves from the inside out. When they're unhappy with what they're doing, or not achieving things - when your focus is off-kilter. The thing that keeps me ticking is my values. And I maintain them, because they're worthy. I like to wake up and feel I've done no wrong. I like that feeling.

John Lydon

Focus People Me Wake Up Unhappy

Conflicting views and contrasting ideas are the essence of all great debates throughout history, from the Greeks to the Oxford Union Debating Society. Today, we turn to television for the creative clash of ideas on matters that touch our lives.

John J. McLaughlin

Today History Great Creative Ideas

To put on a corset properly is as much of an art as to make a corset properly.

Anna Held

Art Make Much Corset Put Properly

The nickel spot, inside. It's the hardest position to play. It's harder than outside.

Jeff Fisher

Play Inside Outside Position Nickel

There's an inclination to get on the inside of Jesus' psyche, and I think that's a deep mistake because it assumes that what you have here is someone analogous to us.

Stanley Hauerwas

Mistake Deep Think Someone You Here

It's up to the UFC. Whoever they put in front of me, I'll fight.

Stipe Miocic

Fight Me Up Front UFC Whoever

I get blamed for things I have nothing to do with.

Roger Stone

Nothing Things Get Blamed

The real thing young people should fear is missing out on those few, true, long-term friendships that make for a richer, happier life.

Robin Marantz Henig

Life Fear People Young True Real

We need to always be vigilant on the sanitary issues.

Mike Johanns

Need Always Issues Vigilant Sanitary

Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people, in order to betray them.

Joseph Story

Intelligence Wise People Fall Virtue

I been the same dude my whole life.

DMX

Life Same Whole Been Dude