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Wislawa Szymborska Quotes

Poets yearn, of course, to be published, read, and understood, but they do little, if anything, to set themselves above the common herd and the daily grind.

Wislawa Szymborska

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: polish
Birth: July 2, 1923 - February 1, 2012

Topics

Daily Grind Little Anything Above

Luck has had a great deal to do with my career.

John Glover

Great Luck Career Deal Great Deal

President Bush's war on Iraq is viewed broadly in Islamic communities as an attack on Islam, and thus the President has alienated a large part of one fifth of the world's population.

John Olver

War World Islam President Population

Most people who write and publish poetry teach or do something else.

Amy Gerstler

Poetry People Teach Write Something

I've always wanted to make teaching a part of my life.

Robby Benson

Life My Life Always Teaching Make

When I'm writing a novel, which is what I like to write, I get up early, sit zazen, make a pot of green tea. I wear wrist cuffs to keep my wrists warm and minimize irritation from extended contact with the surface of my desk. I sit down and write.

Ruth Ozeki

Tea Green Writing Warm Early Down

Discipline is the refining fire by which talent becomes ability.

Roy L. Smith

Discipline Fire Talent Ability Which

The world is independent of my will.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

World Independence Independent Will

I'm not the most detailed writer. I have a tendency to be more action-oriented vs. descriptive.

Lisa Gardner

More Writer Most Tendency Detailed

I prefer Raisin Bran. But I like the Mini-Wheats.

Dick Durbin

Like Raisin Prefer

When considering a career move, consider the most important assumptions that have to prove true and how you can swiftly and inexpensively test if they are valid. Also, remain realistic about the path ahead of you.

Clayton M. Christensen

Path Assumptions You Career True

Something like 'Dr. Thirteen,' which features no big characters, was probably the most fun thing I've worked on because the story was so great, and it was written so well.

Cliff Chiang

Great Fun Story Big Something Well

You can't know your real mind as long as you deceive yourself.

Bodhidharma

Yourself Mind Long You Know Real