Mary Oliver Quotes

I know the sag of the unfinished poem. And I know the release of the poem that is finished.

Mary Oliver

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

KnowReleasePoemFinished

I've learned that the best political reporters never make predictions!

Jodi Kantor

BestPoliticalNeverPredictions

If you could literally 'rid' yourself of your problems by voicing them, I'd be all for it. But since that isn't so, why not reserve the spoken word for functional interactions and witticisms, if not declarations of love?

Amity Gaige

LoveYourselfProblemsYouWhyYour

I would do a sort of violence to myself if I didn't express myself in the directly creative ways of writing, both words and music.

Stephen Hough

MusicMyselfWordsCreativeWriting

Film actors reach a certain level, but they don't get beyond it unless they work in the theater.

Shirley Knight

WorkReachBeyondLevelFilmGet

That's mostly what the Internet is, just passing the time. But unfortunately you are dealing with words that can have meaning.

Tom Wolfe

TimeWordsInternetMeaningYou

I've been really lucky. I think that you really get what you recognize is in the universe.

Janina Gavankar

ThinkUniverseYouLuckyGetBeen

I'm pretty lowbrow. It's a failing.

Domhnall Gleeson

PrettyFailing

I have been asked to direct many times and usually said no.

Chevy Chase

SaidBeenDirectManyAskedTimes

You put your heart and soul into something and it makes you a little bit vulnerable.

Ashley Tisdale

HeartSoulYouLittleSomething

I'm so tough and so bad, I can be humble and lift another guy up.

Mr. T

HumbleToughBadI CanBe HumbleUp

One could look over the past century and ask oneself, has the increased longevity been good, bad or indifferent?

Leon Kass

GoodPastLookBadLongevityAsk

If a startup stays in Microsoft, it does not have a chance, because all it tries to do goes against what Microsoft is about.

Leroy Hood

ChanceAgainstBecauseMicrosoft

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