Archibald MacLeish Quotes

Conventional wisdom notwithstanding, there is no reason either in football or in poetry why the two should not meet in a man's life if he has the weight and cares about the words.

Archibald MacLeish

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: May 7, 1892 - April 20, 1982

Topics

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Such a thing as ending unemployment would never occur to Washington politicians because their corporate backers depend on the threat of unemployment to keep wages down.

Jill Stein

EndingDownWashingtonNeverDepend

I understand the worries of many - not only here in this auditorium -, and some have already written to me to say that technical progress has lowered the threshold that stops people from helping themselves to protected works without the slightest embarrassment.

Johannes Rau

ProgressPeopleMeSayUnderstand

Because a man is placed in charge of a club does not make it necessary for him to be a taskmaster or a tyrant. In my opinion, he ought to be as lenient with his club as circumstances allow, and the less he interferes with the personal liberties of the men, the better.

Joe Tinker

MenManOpinionBetterPersonalHim

When I read a good story, I often start thinking, 'Should I live my life according to what this character chooses and values?' It makes me think. I feel like I grew up to be a more mature person while thinking about character development in these fictional situations.

Jenova Chen

LifeGoodLiveCharacterMeStart

I don't have a saviour or a royal family.

John Malkovich

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Sometimes that's a year, sometimes it's 18 months, where all I'm doing is taking notes. I'm reconstructing the story from the back to the front so that I know where the front is.

John Irving

StoryDoingYearBackSometimes

I know I'm talented, but I wasn't put here to sing. I was put here to be a wife and a mom and look after my family. I love what I do, but it's not where it begins and ends.

Amy Winehouse

FamilyLoveWifeMomLookKnow

No one wants to see a boring tube sock.

Rob Kardashian

BoringSeeWantsTubeSock

I'm in awe of the AIDS workers in Africa who teach there, year in and year out.

Jordana Spiro

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I was a hard worker, and I always knew my lines.

Diane Cilento

HardAlwaysLinesKnewHard Worker

Zen Buddhism is a discipline where belief isn't necessary.

David Sylvian

DisciplineBeliefWhereZenBuddhism

Election Day outside of big cities is different. For one thing, there are so few people in my town that each individual vote really does matter, and several local races have been decided by as many votes as you can count on one hand.

Susan Orlean

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