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Gerard Manley Hopkins Quotes

The poetical language of an age should be the current language heightened.

Gerard Manley Hopkins

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: english
Birth: July 28, 1844 - June 8, 1889

Topics

Age Language Current Should Poetical

Once I decided I was happy with something, I'd try to send it off into the world, and either someone would want it exactly as it was, or it would remain in my notebook/laptop, and no one would ever see it. This is probably why I didn't work with an editor until I was 26. The solipsism!

Work Happy World Someone Want Why

And the only studies were - Rodney Dangerfield was my mentor and he was my Yale drama school for comedy.

School Comedy Mentor Drama Only He

One of the more noble things the Oscars can do is pay attention to movies no one knows about. Blockbusters don't need much help.

Help Attention Movies More Need Pay

Anybody that knows me knows that I'm definitely a guy's girl.

Girl Me Guy Knows Anybody

I deliberate over the lyrics; I really do. I'll come up with one line in a day, and then it might be a couple of days before I come up with the rhyming line. It's never been easy for me.

Day Me Easy Never Over Line

I spent the whole first year of my career just on my legs. If you have good legs under you, then you can punch. Anybody can stand and throw their hands and look like an idiot. If you actually want to learn how to punch, you have to work on being balanced on your legs and feeling your legs under you. Feel the ground.

Work Good Stand Learn Year Look

Life is not linear; you have ups and downs. It's how you deal with the troughs that defines you.

Michael Lee-Chin

Life Ups And Downs You Deal Defines

When I was young I wanted to be a gymnast. I used to compete at it, but then I grew too tall.

Young Tall Compete Used Wanted Then

When I ran across America, for 75 days I ate 10,000 calories a day. I still lost about five pounds.

Day America Lost Days Calories Five

I have four Macs, four iPads, and two phones, and I upgrade them all to the newest build pretty much every day.

Craig Federighi

Day Every Day Build Phones Two Four

When I was a prosecutor in Kansas City, my job was to fight for justice and safety for all citizens in my community. Equal access to justice under the law is an American value embedded in the fabric of our legal and political system - the idea that anybody, powerful or not, can have their day in court.

Claire McCaskill

Community Justice Day Job Value Law

Money's important, but it isn't a motivator for me.

Money Me Important Motivator

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