Anne Carson Quotes

There are different gradations of personhood in different poems. Some of them seem far away from me and some up close, and the up-close ones generally don't say what I want them to say. And that's true of the persona in the poem who's lamenting this as a fact of a certain stage of life. But it's also true of me as me.

Anne Carson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: canadian
  • Birth: June 21, 1950

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From cutting back on state contracts to reducing the number of state cars, We're making state government smaller, smarter, more efficient, and more accountable.

Jim Doyle

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In the '80s I started running, staying in shape.

Jerry Jeff Walker

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My memory seems to be holding on quite well. There is no reason why it shouldn't if you keep training it.

Melvyn Bragg

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I really like working with people who believe what they're saying.

Meghan McCain

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I'm constantly playing this game in my head where I'm thinking, 'Can this quote be pared down and misinterpreted?' It doesn't matter what outlet I'm talking to and how comprehensive the interview is, because I have to think in terms of, 'Right, but 'People' magazine could just take this one quote and take it out of context.'

Anna Kendrick

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My kids and I live like three fun-loving hermits. We're quite bohemian.

Amrita Singh

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We're all struggling to get out of the past. We see something that reminds us of something, and then we bring our baggage into the present. Then we project it onto people constantly.

Sophie B. Hawkins

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My first goal as governor is to restore public trust in state government by changing the culture of state government.

Sonny Perdue

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It's a difficult line to tread, where sometimes you go to the movies or you watch someone do publicity for movies or TV shows, and they do all the jokes that are good in the promotion of it, and you see the movie, and you're like, 'I kind of get it already. I'm not that psyched about it.'

Mike Birbiglia

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I was in the Minnesota state Senate from 2000 until 2006. In 2006, I was urged to run for Congress, I did. And I've been here ever since.

Michele Bachmann

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I love to draw people's faces. I do that all the time.

Mischa Barton

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We always try the knockout, but it's hard to get it if the opponent always runs away.

Jose Aldo

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