Sharon Olds Quotes

The decision for me was whether to have 'The Father' be a book that told a story - from the point of view of this speaker, the daughter - without, as in the earlier books, then having a section on something else and a section on something else.

Sharon Olds

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 19, 1942

Topics

FatherDaughterDecisionMeBook

We've sent 130 men to death row to be executed in this country, at least 130 that we know of, who have later have been exonerated because they were either innocent, or they were not fairly tried. That's 130 people that we've locked down on death row. And they've spent years there.

John Grisham

MenDeathPeopleDownCountryKnow

My personal goals are to fight and beat the best opponent possible.

Andre Ward

GoalsBestFightPersonalPossible

This is the time for me to step out and show that I don't just want to play the nice guy roles, and I think I'll find out what my limits are.

John Krasinski

TimeStepMeLimitsThinkPlay

In my early campaigns, people would sometimes come up to me at a grocery store or at a shopping mall and say, 'I know you from somewhere.'

Amy Klobuchar

PeopleMeShoppingYouEarlyKnow

They're trying to beat out this movie, the Ring, which is a similar idea. Our movie is about a website you visit and die in three days. Their movie is about a videotape you watch - and die in three days.

Stephen Dorff

DieTryingYouWebsiteThreeRing

Love to his soul gave eyes; he knew things are not as they seem. The dream is his real life; the world around him is the dream.

Michel de Montaigne

LifeLoveEyesSoulWorldDream

At the end of the year, you'll see my numbers. My numbers are always there.

Jose Reyes

EndYearYouNumbersAlwaysSee

A lot of people have helped me along the way. But you know the biggest thing for me was when computer animation came along.

Chris Wedge

PeopleMeYouKnowWayAnimation

Print and digital comics will always coexist.

Brian K. Vaughan

WillDigitalAlwaysPrintComics

Anxiety is the handmaiden of creativity.

Chuck Jones

CreativityAnxiety

I got to fight off haters on a regular basis.

Bobby Lashley

FightHatersGotOffRegularBasis

As open as you can be about it and as willing as you want to kind of experiment with therapy, you still have to find the right person that speaks to you and feels like a good fit for you.

Tyler Posey

GoodRight PersonYouFindPerson

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