Muriel Rukeyser Quotes

In our period, they say there is free speech. They say there is no penalty for poets, There is no penalty for writing poems. They say this. This is the penalty.

Muriel Rukeyser

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 15, 1913 - February 12, 1980

Topics

WritingFreeSpeechSayThey Say

My mother had all these maxims - like, classy girls never chew gum, never read comic books, never get their ears pierced, never get their hair dyed.

Jennifer Tilly

MotherHairClassyNeverGumGet

I grew up falling in love with music videos and those images: Hype Williams and Mark Romanek, David Fincher and Diane Martel and Paul Hunter, just from the video side. I grew up also watching a lot of independent films and foreign films.

Melina Matsoukas

LoveMusicFalling In LoveWatching

No way, because there's love relationships, there's sex relationships and then there's the band.

Ann Wilson

LoveSexRelationshipsWayBand

For me personally, everything is on a kiss.

Anna Friel

KissMeEverythingPersonally

As a child, I copied Duerer drawings and Bruegel.

Sigmar Polke

ChildCopiedDrawings

I've actually traveled quite a bit with various authors. Judith Miller and I toured the highlands in Scotland with Liz Curtis Higgs, and that was incredible fun. However, I love going with my husband, who - although he is not a writer per se, he is a historian and can give me a lot of insight on various historical locations.

Tracie Peterson

LoveFunMeHusbandTraveledGoing

My parents adored me, and I had a very happy childhood, so maybe I just sort of expect to be loved.

Roger Moore

ChildhoodHappyParentsMeLoved

According to this way of arguing, there will be no true principles in the world; for there are none but what may be wrested and perverted to serve bad purposes, either through the weakness or wickedness of men.

Jonathan Mayhew

MenWorldWeaknessBadTrueWay

I think 'Oz' is the type of show that makes you turn away in fear and in horror, so for a television show, that's pretty intense.

Jon Hurwitz

FearThinkYouTelevisionHorror

Dream no small dream; it lacks magic. Dream large. Then make the dream real.

Donald Wills Douglas

SmallMagicDreamRealMakeLarge

The American writer has his hands full, trying to understand and then describe and then make credible much of American reality.

David Shields

RealityAmericanHandsTryingWriter

One of the greatest, smartest things I ever did was give my kids Angie as their mom. She is such a great mom. Oh, man, I'm so happy to have her.

Brad Pitt

GreatManHappyMomSheThings

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Muriel Rukeyser