Anne Michaels Quotes

There should be a democracy of voices in literature. There are people who live with a kind of striving and with a certain kind of tenderness - it's not an unusual thing - and maybe that's not written about enough.

Anne Michaels

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: canadian
  • Birth: April 15, 1958

Topics

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I had always fancied a go at the comedy and when it started to go reasonably well and the opportunity arose for me to move into it full time, I just couldn't turn it down. I just took the risk, and I just wanted to see if it would work and thankfully it did.

Jo Brand

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My first big break came with Lauryn Hill on a track called Everything is Everything, I played piano on that track way back in 1998.

John Legend

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I've focused on making sure we have talented teachers and principals in our schools through proposals like the GREAT Teachers and Principals Act and the Presidential Teachers Corps.

Michael Bennet

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Everybody has to write out of rage sometimes.

Amy Clampitt

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Well, I mean she's of a certain biological age but she didn't have to go around with fat patches and stuff.

Stockard Channing

AgeFatGoMeanSheWell

My biggest fear ever is to be involved in a plane crash, so when that happened... well, I'm just thankful to be alive. I'm just grateful to be here at all.

Travis Barker

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Property in man, always morally unjust, has become nationally dangerous.

Robert Dale Owen

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We know a culture doesn't just happen; it is the result of what you do every day.

Ron Williams

CultureDayResultYouEvery Day

You know what, I don't really watch a lot of cooking shows, but what's great about them is that it inspires a lot of the younger generation so, you know, with cooking shows and reality shows and the social media, I think it really makes our industry a hotter industry.

Roy Yamaguchi

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I actually love Twitter and Instagram. I do think it's so strange to think that 20 years ago, people would never have known personal stuff about musicians and actors, but I like it. As long as I don't obsessively overshare, it's OK. And when I do overshare, it's just, like, me saying, 'I've got $7 in my bank account!'

Lorde

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I'm definitely scared about newspapers. The problem is nobody wants to catch a falling knife, and nobody knows where things will stabilise. The value of newspapers has dropped significantly. I think we still have more pain to be felt.

Jared Kushner

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Writing can be an incredible mindfulness practice.

Jon Kabat-Zinn

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