Philip Levine Quotes

It's ironic that while I was a worker in Detroit, which I left when I was twenty six, my sense was that the thing that's going to stop me from being a poet is the fact that I'm doing this crummy work.

Philip Levine

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 10, 1928 - February 14, 2015

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WorkMeDoingStopDetroitPoet

I like a movie that the audience actively has to participate in, and not just casually observe. Whatever my part in it, just as an audience member, I find that exciting.

Jennifer Jason Leigh

FindAudienceWhateverObserveJust

While leaders spend considerable time and effort trying to envision markets and pushing out innovation, empathy can often generate simple, yet breakthrough ideas.

John Gerzema

InnovationTimeSimpleEffortIdeas

Nothing natural can be wholly unworthy.

Anna Julia Cooper

NothingNaturalUnworthyWholly

When you take on more than the norm, your boss can't help but think that you're capable of a bigger role. This includes showing that you're willing to take risks by making innovative suggestions.

Travis Bradberry

BossRisksThinkHelpYouMore

Pension funds, endowments, and private investors trust Mitt Romney's former company Bain Capital enough to hand it billions of dollars in assets.

Ronald Kessler

TrustEnoughHandCompanyCapital

Logic and fact keep interfering with the easy flow of conversation.

Mason Cooley

LogicEasyConversationFlowKeep

Business leaders shape public opinion.

Marvin Bower

BusinessOpinionShapePublic Opinion

I was a difficult kid and a somewhat indifferent student but realized somehow that a new start at a good place, and far from home, was important.

Michael Rosbash

GoodHomeStartPlaceStudentNew

Making people fear the expression of their own power is a very effective way of disempowering them. It is not just those who feel the frustration of being silenced: it also encompasses every person who has no idea of their own power to realise their visions because they have not seen this in action in their communities.

Deeyah Khan

FearPowerPeopleActionFrustration

It's either 'Saw' made for $4 million or 'Star Wars,' 'Star Trek,' 'Guardians of the Galaxy' et cetera being made for $150 million. So the $30 and $40 million films don't get made unless they're maybe 'Ride Along.' But I don't really know why. I don't get paid to know why.

Chris Pine

RideKnowWhyGalaxyStarSaw

In dancing with the enemy one follows his steps even if counting under one's breath.

Breyten Breytenbach

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We want to save every driver five minutes a day.

Noam Bardin

DayWantDriverFiveMinutesSave

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