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Diane Wakoski Quotes

Because, in fact, women, feminists, do read my poetry, and they read it often with the power of their political interpretation. I don't care; that's what poetry is supposed to do.

Diane Wakoski

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: american
Birth: 1937

Topics

Women Power Poetry Care Political

Making children cry for a photographer can be considered mean. But I would say that making children laugh and show off their jeans for an apparel ad is just as exploitative and less natural. Toddlers' natural state, like, 30 percent of the time, is crying, and it doesn't indicate pain or suffering.

Jill Greenberg

Children Time Pain Suffering Laugh

Scotland has chosen to remain in partnership with our neighbours in the U.K. But Scotland is distinct, and colleagues must recognise that.

Johann Lamont

Colleagues Partnership Must Chosen

It was cool for a couple of weeks, but how much bad golf can you play?

John Goodman

Cool Golf You Bad Play Much

Everybody that I was in school with had an uncle or father in the law, and I started to realize that I was going to end up writing briefs for about ten years for these fellows who I thought I was smarter than. And I was kind of losing my feeling for that.

John Wayne

Father School Losing Law Writing

I'm not really a morning person.

Steve Burton

Morning Person Morning Person Really

Business is usually a team sport. There isn't one great person sitting there directing things. You can't run an effective business like that.

Stephen A. Schwarzman

Business Great Team You Person Run

Remember I'm an artist. And you know what that means in a court of law. Next worst to an actress.

Joyce Cary

Law Remember You Artist Know Worst

Any body of men who believe in hell will persecute whenever they have the power.

Joseph McCabe

Power Men Believe Hell Body Will

I have been a fan of the Beastie Boys ever since I can remember. I have a ton of their music on my iPod and even still have a t-shirt from a show I saw when I was a kid.

Johnny Iuzzini

Music Remember I Can T-Shirt Kid

I have a whole fur closet. I'm not afraid of PETA.

Johnny Weir

Afraid Fur Whole Closet

You must stand up for multilateralism. You must make trade great again.

Arancha Gonzalez

Great Stand Up Stand You Up Trade

It's been a long struggle. But we've made huge progress. I mean, when I started at Berkeley, women weren't allowed to be part of the band. No women were allowed into the male faculty club. I mean, I was there. I remember that! The worlds were so divided. So the change has been huge.

Arlie Russell Hochschild

Change Women Struggle Progress Long