Mary Oliver Quotes

I believe art is utterly important. It is one of the things that could save us.

Mary Oliver

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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There's a duality of a guy calling on God: 'Where are you when I need you?' and then, at the same time, 'God helps those who help themselves.' I think that contradiction does exist in all of us, those of faith and those who profess to have no faith.

Joe Carnahan

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I go into calling any match, any fight - I don't care if it's the main event or the opener - that these guys have put in their work: they're here for a reason, and there's a reason I'm calling this fight, so I do want to give it as much attention and respect and energy as I would the main event or a championship fight.

Mauro Ranallo

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'Greek' is basically a show about sororities and fraternities. It follows Casey Cartwright, played by me, her younger brother, and all the people that are involved in their lives from the different fraternities.

Spencer Grammer

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I took a huge risk leaving baseball, because I was predicted to play in the big leagues. I'm kind of a prototypical second baseman.

Russell Wilson

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Traditional media brand advertising is 65% to 70% spend; online, it's like 28%. You've got a huge margin.

Ross Levinsohn

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I'm a chameleon when it comes to languages.

Mary Steenburgen

ChameleonLanguages

I was always drawn to Broadway musicals, and obviously composers like Gershwin, Rodgers, Berlin and Porter were writing music that I found wildly impressive.

Marvin Hamlisch

MusicWritingAlwaysBroadwayBerlin

Mindfulness is so powerful that the fact that it comes out of Buddhism is irrelevant.

Jon Kabat-Zinn

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No, money is power.

Brian Schweitzer

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Large companies everywhere tend to be more productive than small ones. But the gap in productivity is far wider in developing countries.

Arancha Gonzalez

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My philosophy is: Life is hard, but God is good. Try not to confuse the two.

Anne F. Beiler

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If you're going to write about war, the ugly side is inevitable. Suffering and death are obviously part of war.

Phil Klay

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