Mary Oliver Quotes

My first two books are out of print and, okay, they can sleep there comfortably. It's early work, derivative work.

Mary Oliver

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

WorkSleepEarlyOkayFirstOut

I love writing Scottish dialogue.

John Niven

LoveWritingDialogueScottish

I have a very beautiful room that in my house that we bought in Princeton. It's glass on three sides, and you'd think that's the perfect place to write. Somehow in that nice room I feel too exposed, and I can notice I'm too distracted by things going on, so I end up writing in a not-very-nice office bedroom.

Jeffrey Eugenides

BeautifulWritingThinkEndYou

I've been incredibly fortunate to be able to have different opportunities and be able to choose, which is kind of amazing.

Steven Strait

AmazingOpportunitiesChooseKind

Great feelings will often take the aspect of error, and great faith the aspect of illusion.

Robert Burton

FaithGreatIllusionFeelingsWill

I do transcendental meditation, which is, I suppose, derived from Vedic or Ayurvedic principles, which is sort of Hindu principles.

Russell Brand

MeditationPrinciplesHinduSort

So I think that if I do feel more freedom right now in my career, it's not so much because I have less at stake but more a sense that I've learned more.

Mary Chapin Carpenter

FreedomThinkFeelCareerNowRight

When I'm talking about a product, before it was a product, it was in my brain. So if I have an inspiration, I will literally get up in the middle of the night, and I'll dream about my customer... I don't feel like it's selling. I feel like it's talking about my children.

Joy Mangano

ChildrenBrainNightFeelTalking

Personally, what I would like the most is to work on a project that would aid the historic rehabilitation of Havana. It's a shame - and it gives me tremendous sadness - to see the precious buildings, to see a city, which could be the most beautiful in Latin America, falling apart and with very little money for renovations.

Jorge M. Perez

WorkBeautifulMoneyCityMeShame

Grace is but glory begun, and glory is but grace perfected.

Jonathan Edwards

GraceGloryBegun

I don't remember the exact moment I fell in love with snowboarding; it wasn't something cheesy like, 'Oh the wind was blowing through my hair and I just knew this sport was for me... ' I was good at it, and it's exhilarating!

Chloe Kim

LoveGoodMomentMeWindHair

My dad had always been a big decaf coffee drinker. But my mom had always been more of a tea drinker. So I grew up around a lot of tea. And I also really love tea. But I'm not one of those people who has ever felt the need to choose between coffee and tea. I think that is a completely false dichotomy.

Chelsea Clinton

LoveCoffeeTeaPeopleMomThink

There is no force more liberating than the knowledge that you are fighting for others.

Bob Kerrey

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