Diane Ackerman Quotes

Living with anyone for many years takes skill. To keep peace in the household, couples learn to adapt to one another, hopefully in positive ways.

Diane Ackerman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

PositivePeaceLearnAdaptLiving

If I have learned one thing in life, it is never to take any man's own estimate of himself. He could very well be mistaken.

Johann Lamont

LifeManI Have LearnedNeverOwn

We need to continue to make the case that Michigan is where you ought to be.

Jennifer Granholm

YouNeedWhereMichiganContinue

I don't like it when people shout on stage without any particular reason. It carries no weight.

John Hurt

PeopleReasonStageWithoutWeight

Kindness is always fashionable, and always welcome.

Amelia Barr

KindnessWelcomeAlwaysFashionable

Other than a short article I read in 2008 when the real story broke, I have not followed the Clark Rockefeller case, and 'Schroder' is not a novelization of that story.

Amity Gaige

StoryShortRealReadBrokeThan

Every year, I come to TED prepared to roll my eyes a lot at the beginning, but knowing that at some point in the intellectual marathon, my brain will buckle to the cascade of ideas and bend to the painstakingly rehearsed presentations.

Steven Levy

EyesBeginningIdeasBrainYear

I got a guitar when I was six and, instead of learning other people's songs, started to try to write my own, even at that young age.

Russell Crowe

LearningAgePeopleGuitarYoung

Our guest likes the convenience of being able of drive up to the store and not necessarily walk through a mall to find Ulta. This kind of shopping has been trending for some period of time.

Mary Dillon

TimeWalkShoppingDriveFindKind

I believe in doing vinyl. As long as vinyl can still be made into a high-quality standard, I'm going to still make all my records as a side A and a side B because that's how I grew up listening to music.

Jason Molina

MusicListeningBelieveDoingLong

I got into underground comics fairly early on and kind of wandered away from the superhero stuff, but I was an art student and I was drawing a lot as a kid.

Jonathan Lethem

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With every problem comes a gift in hand.

Dick Dale

GiftProblemHandEvery

I wasn't raised with money, so I had to get used to having it. I think I've adjusted to it pretty well.

Christine McVie

MoneyThinkPrettyUsedWellGet

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