Joy Harjo Quotes

Sometimes, I think, in order to get to something that we really want or we really love or something that needs to be realized, that we're tested.

Joy Harjo

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: May 9, 1951

Topics

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We come from different backgrounds. Some people grow up with money in their pocket, or they have a certain last name; others have nothing. But it comes down to work ethic. That's where we all play on the same playing field.

Jessica Parker Kennedy

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The cool thing about being a songwriter, or a writer, I guess, in general, you can take on a lot of different things, experience a lot of different things, just by writing about them.

Amos Lee

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I always tell girls, 'You gon' fall in love with me before I leave.'

Slim Jimmy

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At the end of the day, all the best negotiating techniques can't overcome the most substantive policy differences.

Rob Portman

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I think most politicians have almost no understanding of economics; otherwise, they wouldn't have become politicians.

Roger Ver

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I really started acting when I was 12 when I was doing this television show called 'Jack & Bobby.'

Logan Lerman

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The cleaning is something I use as a reward if I get some work done. I go into a very happy state of mind when I'm vacuuming.

Joyce Carol Oates

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If the English language made any sense, lackadaisical would have something to do with a shortage of flowers.

Doug Larson

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Parody is homage gone sour.

Brendan Gill

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All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer.

Thomas Fuller

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Take a moment every day to find peace. Pull over to the side of the road, turn off the radio, and find peace.

Richard Simmons

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I understand that Italy could have been associated with the idea of an undisciplined country in the past.

Mario Monti

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