George Oppen Quotes

A discrete series is a series of terms each of which is empirically derived, each one of which is empirically true. And this is the reason for the fragmentary character of those poems.

George Oppen

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 24, 1908 - July 7, 1984

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Evangelical Christian politicians who cheat often raise questions about hypocrisy, especially if they preached piety in public and disregarded it in private. When Jewish politicians fall, they shatter different expectations, particularly that American Jews need to work together to preserve respectability and fireproof against anti-Semitism.

Jodi Kantor

WorkTogetherExpectationsAmerican

It is clear that United States immigration policy is badly in need of reform.

Ander Crenshaw

ImmigrationNeedPolicyReformClear

So often we rob tomorrow's memories by today's economies.

John Mason Brown

TodayMemoriesTomorrowOftenRob

At the cinema, we do not think - we are thought.

Jean-Luc Godard

ThinkThoughtCinema

Pay respect to your opponent.

Jeff Fisher

RespectOpponentPayYour

My 40th birthday I held in an old-age home. My 50th I had at Pravda before it opened in New York. My 60th I had at Pastis. For my 70th, I thought, 'I don't need to have a celebrity party this year. I'm going to go take my oldest, closest friends to Paris.'

John Waters

BirthdayHomeNew YorkThoughtYear

Illusions commend themselves to us because they save us pain and allow us to enjoy pleasure instead. We must therefore accept it without complaint when they sometimes collide with a bit of reality against which they are dashed to pieces.

Sigmund Freud

PainRealityEnjoySometimesAccept

Morality and expediency coincide more than the cynics allow.

Roy Hattersley

MoralityMoreThanAllowExpediency

The truth is that throughout my careers in both chess and the martial arts, I often knew that my rivals were more naturally gifted than me - either with their mental machines or their bodies. But I have believed in my training, my approach to learning, and my ability to rise to the challenge under pressure.

Joshua Waitzkin

LearningTruthChallengeTrainingMe

Look at where I lived! Four blocks from Lincoln Center. I used to play in the fountain. And then I started taking dance lessons. I was in 'The Nutcracker' for the N.Y. City Ballet when I was 8 and dancing in 'The Firebird' for George Balanchine when I was 9. Believe me, that's something you don't ever forget.

Diane Paulus

DanceCityMeBelieveYouLook

The rules are simple. Take your work, but never yourself, seriously. Pour in the love and whatever skill you have, and it will come out.

Chuck Jones

WorkLoveSimpleYourselfYouRules

Gender is a way to hide from the simple truth we all tell: 'Hey, I'm here, I have a body.'

Susan Griffin

TruthSimpleGenderBodyHideWay

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