Diane Ackerman Quotes

Brain scans show synchrony between the brains of mother and child; but what they can't show is the internal bond that belongs to neither alone, a fusion in which the self feels so permeable it doesn't matter whose body is whose.

Diane Ackerman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 7, 1948

Topics

MotherAloneChildBrainBondSelf

You don't seem to realize that a poor person who is unhappy is in a better position than a rich person who is unhappy. Because the poor person has hope. He thinks money would help.

Jean Kerr

HopeMoneyRichBetterUnhappyHelp

I've found that music allows years to fold like an accordion over each other, so I guess you don't feel the passage of time as much.

Amy Grant

MusicTimeFeelYouOverYears

I had the interesting experience of having lived and worked for six years in China with Procter & Gamble, and that just changes, I think, your whole perspective in living overseas and living in a country like China.

Steve Daines

PerspectiveExperienceThinkLiving

When you're not able to play ball anymore, you see who's really there for you. I would say that God works in mysterious ways, and He gets rid of your friends for you - the ones who were never really your real friends.

Stefon Diggs

GodFriendsYouPlaySayNever

I don't know if I am a good cook, but I am a dedicated cook.

Stellan Skarsgard

GoodI AmKnowCookDedicatedAm

Since I couldn't actuate the things that I wanted to do, the only weapon I had was to say no.

Sidney Poitier

SayThingsWeaponOnlyWantedSince

Every beauty which is seen here by persons of perception resembles more than anything else that celestial source from which we all are come.

Michelangelo

BeautyPerceptionMoreAnythingHere

If you care about women's rights, you can't not vote.

Moby

WomenCareYouVoteRightsAbout

The Flutie Bowl is a great event that brings together people who really care about the autism community. We always have a great time bowling and playing music.

Doug Flutie

MusicCommunityGreatTimeTogether

I'm not a great card player. Keeping my cards close has always been a challenge for me.

Christian Slater

GreatChallengeMeCardsAlways

Engineering stimulates the mind. Kids get bored easily. They have got to get out and get their hands dirty: make things, dismantle things, fix things. When the schools can offer that, you'll have an engineer for life.

Bruce Dickinson

LifeMindEngineeringHandsYouFix

I just like to have words that describe things correctly. Now to me, 'black feminist' does not do that. I need a word that is organic, that really comes out of the culture, that really expresses the spirit that we see in black women. And it's just... womanish.

Alice Walker

WomenCultureWordsMeBlackNow

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