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Joy Harjo Quotes

The radio is playing jazz, and I listen to the sound of the trumpet playing a solo until I become that sound.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Jazz Become Listen Sound Radio Solo

My life hasn't changed that much. Sure, people recognize me, and airports can get tough, but the people who stop me tend to be real nice.

Life People Me Tough My Life Nice

A broken bone can heal, but the wound a word opens can fester forever.

Anger Broken Bone Forever Word Heal

Let's start fresh with Russia on some real help and some real reform.

Start Help Real Russia Fresh Reform

Form must never trump function. Some objects are made to look so smooth, you don't know where to pick them up or how to turn them on. If I'm designing a garlic press or cheese grater, I need my hand to fit comfortably on it. I like to know, instinctively, how to use it.

You Look Cheese Know Hand Never

Gauchos are like cowboys in the United States.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

United Like United States Cowboys

It's a lot of work to keep reinventing yourself and coming up with new stuff, but that's what it takes to be in show business.

Work Business Yourself New Up Stuff

I think a 'no' vote is giving the victor, whoever that may be, the win without your participation.

Win Think Giving Vote Participation

My biggest influences were 1980s punk and metal. Metallica were my biggest influence because they were good at everything - riffs, energy - but with such an ear for melody, it was hard not to get pulled into it and become a fanatic.

Good Influence Energy Become Hard

Hogan had the same match every night for years, and so did Warrior. They didn't tell great stories, to be honest.

Great Night Warrior Same Years Tell

Discipline is not consistency, and the reason why I say that is - like, for an example, making prayer five times a day, that establishes routine and consistency. That I can do. And having certain fundamental consistencies in business, can do. But time management, outside of that, that's where that's a challenge.

Ali Shaheed Muhammad

Business Time Challenge Discipline

We had doubles for some of the stuff but a lot of it had to do with there's certain hours that you can dive and then you can't dive for another certain, like 12 hours just for the air and stuff.

You Air Dive Just Hours Stuff

I'm not someone like Norma Desmond who's harking back to her younger days.

Someone Back Days Her Like Younger

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