James Merrill Quotes

He puts his right hand lightly on the cup, I put my left, leaving the right free to transcribe, and away we go. We get, oh, 500 to 600 words an hour. Better than gasoline.

James Merrill

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 3, 1926 - February 6, 1995

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Go back to what's good, what's certain, what's always there. You woke up today. Just start walking. Whatever it is, it'll pass. Time doesn't go backward. That's the one real blessing. It happened; it does you no good to worry. Keep it movin'.

Jesse L. Martin

GoodTodayTimeBlessingStartYou

I just have a position that any child that's in a failing school should be able to get out, or be in a position to have that school fixed.

John Engler

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My mom always liked the idea of us acting - me and my sister - like, one of us trying it. But my dad always thought it was a joke.

Matt Prokop

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I'm a thinker and feeler and dreamer and explorer.

Alyson Stoner

DreamerThinkerExplorer

I am a business owner. I'm a teacher. I think Justin's actually kind of plain, kind of nerdy. But when I morph into Alyssa, I'm like this... Well, this creature, everything that Justin couldn't be.

Alyssa Edwards

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The desert is cold early in the morning. Laying down on that sand is like laying on a block of ice.

Steven Michael Quezada

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I've lost a little bit of my fire... I don't want to say I've lost my passion.

Roger Clemens

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I've been in the boxing ring, taking punches to my face. I've always got back up.

Ritika Singh

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One of the ways I learned how to act, really, is by having secrets and having to function as a kid in a public school in suburban Bible Belt Texas.

Matt Bomer

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Ultimately, I ended up playing for three NFL teams. That's something I'm proud of, just to get to that level.

Jordan Rodgers

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By looking into more details of American history, we can make more sense of what's happening today.

Christoph Waltz

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Of course, I would like to play the guy next door, but nobody's going to hire me for that kind of role.

Brad Dourif

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