James Tate Quotes

I can't know entirely what's at stake beforehand; you find out as you go. I love to take a poem, for instance, that starts with something seemingly frivolous or inconsequential and then grows in gravity until by the end it's something very serious.

James Tate

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 8, 1943 - July 8, 2015

Topics

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Probably the best advertising jobs of all are done by governments to convince people to go to war.

Jerry Della Femina

BestWarPeopleAdvertisingGoDone

Conscious breath control is a useful tool for achieving a relaxed, clear state of mind.

Andrew Weil

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Most people have an aversion to risk, my college economics professor told me. Which means they have to be rewarded to take on that risk. The higher the risk, the higher the possible payout has to be for people to jump.

Michael Arrington

PeopleCollegeMeEconomicsJump

I would never suggest that the geography or visual environment of the film is more important than what's going on with the people, but it's a major factor in getting the right tone. Certainly, it influences the actors tremendously.

Michael Cimino

PeopleEnvironmentImportantNever

Fashion is much more collaborative than one might think. You have to have an idea and vision, and you have to communicate that vision to a team of people, and you have to create an environment that allows those people to give the best that they can give.

Tom Ford

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I think it's a big deal to have a great soundtrack for a movie.

Rita Ora

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Wherever they have been arraigned, a plain charge has been exhibited against them. They have had an impartial trial and have been permitted to make their defense.

Robert Walpole

WhereverDefenseAgainstChargeBeen

One of the reasons that the Senate was structured and founded the way it is, as opposed to the House, it was designed for gridlock. It was designed to stop massive new laws being passed and voted on daily. It was designed to stop the growth of government.

Rush Limbaugh

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I sort of take cues from my grandparents.

Matt Bomer

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There's a lot of risk in putting what you suspect you really are into your music.

Josh Tillman

MusicYouRiskYourSuspectReally

I never want to let my teammates or coaches down, so I always fight through the days when I am exhausted or experiencing discomfort with injuries and headaches.

Christie Rampone

FightI AmInjuriesDownWantNever

I've never seen a publicist that could protect me from things, protect anyone from what's going on out there.

Brad Pitt

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