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Marilyn Hacker Quotes

The pull between sound and syntax creates a kind of musical tension in the language that interests me.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: american
Birth: November 27, 1942

Topics

Me Language Kind Sound Tension Pull

I have a very positive outlook. I set goals for myself, and I write down my goals.

Positive Goals Myself Down Write

The actions that we take on the counterterrorism front, again, are to take actions against individuals where we believe that the intelligence base is so strong and the nature of the threat is so grave and serious, as well as imminent, that we have no recourse except to take this action that may involve a lethal strike.

John O. Brennan

Nature Intelligence Action Believe

I've spent my entire adult life with the United States as a superpower and one that had no compunction about spending what it took to sustain that position. And it didn't have to look over its shoulder because our economy was so strong.

Robert M. Gates

Life Strong Look Economy Shoulder

My mom - she doesn't care if I stop acting tomorrow; she just wants the best for me.

Best Tomorrow Me Mom Care Acting

It's not the teaching, it's the learning.

Learning Teaching

The erosion of extended family concept and losing out on values are the two things that are primarily responsible for the growing mismatch in the parent-child relationship.

Family Relationship Losing Values

At nine years old, I saw 'Star Wars.' I saw it a gazillion times.

Old Years Star Saw Nine Wars

Doing film and television demands a kind of simplicity. If you think something differently, the camera will pick it up.

Michael Stuhlbarg

Simplicity Think Doing Camera You

If you want a president who will make things better in the African-American community, you are looking at him. You take a look!

Community Looking Better You Look

My wife is so very important to me that it's made my mom more important to me. It's made every woman I know more important to me.

Wife Woman Me Mom Know Important

I'm just going to try to play as best as I can.

Best I Can Play Try Going Just

I always love to look at something that I couldn't make, because I feel it's enlightening. It means you are not invincible: you can respect something and look up to it and go, 'Wow!' It's a skill that I don't have, but I can understand the merit of it.

Jonathan Anderson

Love Respect Feel You Look I Can

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