Marianne Moore Quotes

Any writer overwhelmingly honest about pleasing himself is almost sure to please others.

Marianne Moore

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 15, 1887 - February 5, 1972

Topics

OthersHonestSureAlmostWriter

God has entrusted us with his most precious treasure - people. He asks us to shepherd and mold them into strong disciples, with brave faith and good character.

John Ortberg

GoodGodCharacterFaithPeople

Believe it or not, I can actually draw.

Jean-Michel Basquiat

BelieveI CanActuallyDraw

My wife has a small part in 'Spy,' and that movie killed me repeatedly.

John Ross Bowie

WifeMeSmallSpyMoviePart

I happen to like movies and plays about dislikeable people as long as I get to know why they are what they are.

Stephen Sondheim

PeopleLongKnowMoviesWhyHappen

Lots of people aren't comfortable with silences. They feel they've got to fill the dead air.

Robin Gibb

PeopleFeelComfortableDeadAir

It's the water. Everything is driven by the water.

Mike Thompson

WaterEverythingDriven

If we had improved materials that could be produced cheaply and in large quantities, certainly the thermoelectrics industry could move forward more quickly.

Mildred Dresselhaus

ForwardMoreIndustryMoveLarge

The Supreme Court of the United States is hereby commanded to try Andrew Johnson for usurpation of our Imperial authority and prerogatives, and if found guilty, behead him or send him here to black the Emperor's boots.

Joshua A. Norton

BlackBootsGuiltyAuthorityTry

Over the years I've had more and more of an association with Nashville.

Don McLean

MoreNashvilleOverYearsHad

I like a friend the better for having faults that one can talk about.

William Hazlitt

FriendBetterTalkFaultsLike

When 'American Pie' happened, I was so lucky to get that opportunity and I just tried to do a good job in that genre. But the films that inspired me as a kid were, like, Malcolm McDowall in 'A Clockwork Orange.' He was my hero.

Seann William Scott

GoodOpportunityHeroJobMePie

I am not sure how much I would like being married if I wasn't married to him. A man who likes flea markets and isn't gay? I knew I was lucky.

Lynda Barry

ManI AmGayLuckyHimSure

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