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Donald Hall Quotes

As I look at the barn in my ninth decade, I see the no-smoking sign, rusted and tilting on the unpainted gray clapboard. My grandfather, born in 1875, milked his cattle there a century ago.

Donald Hall

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: american
Birth: September 20, 1928 - June 23, 2018

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Look Born Grandfather Gray See Barn

I used to tell moms that for the sake of their well-being they had to put themselves first. But I know now that's not always possible.

Jillian Michaels

Well-Being Know Now Possible First

The scientists who do climate research understand that much of the ever increasing concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere since 1850 must be attributed to burning those fossil fuels to produce the energy that drives industrialization.

John Olver

Research Energy Understand Atmosphere

The three major administrative problems on a campus are sex for the students, athletics for the alumni, and parking for the faculty.

Robert M. Hutchins

Problems Sex Three Alumni Parking

I train my muscles, and I do a lot of stretching, and try to kick higher. But for me, practicing kung-fu is a way to relax myself.

Stephen Chow

Myself Me Relax Train Way Try

Personally, I read reviews because I'm interested by them, but they don't have utility for me.

Tom Stoppard

Me Because Reviews Read Interested

When I was a teenager, you couldn't get straight pants. Then in '76, when punk started to hit, it was a revelation that you could find straight pants again.

Denis Leary

You Find Pants Punk Revelation Get

Many people in San Francisco know me, and they know my persistence.

Cindy Sheehan

Persistence People Me Know Many San

You never see girls running after engineers.

Anthony Mackie

You Engineers Never See Running

I am very conscious that, from the time of 'The God of Small Things' was published 10 years ago, we are in a different world... which needs to be written about differently, and I really very much want to do that.

Arundhati Roy

God Time Small Things I Am World

The euro is a vital issue for Germany. There is no other country that derives as much benefit from the common domestic market and the monetary union as Germany.

Peer Steinbruck

Country Common Union Market Benefit

The mercury rule writers also ignored mercury's special qualities.

Tom Allen

Special Rule Qualities Mercury Also

I have to admit I've always had quite a complex relationship with modeling and with the idea of advertising: not always knowing what I'm advertising and selling.

Lily Cole

Relationship Advertising Admit Always