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Charles Olson Quotes

I don't live for poetry. I live far more than anybody else does.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: american
Birth: December 27, 1910 - January 10, 1970

Topics

Live Poetry More Far Than Anybody

Back in East St. Louis, tennis wasn't the real thing. If you weren't playing baseball, basketball, football, you were kind of on the outside.

Football Baseball Basketball You

I'm the least spiritual person in the world. I can't even abide a smelly candle. I know it's meant to make me relax, and that immediately makes my hackles rise.

Spiritual Candle Me Relax World

I was such a wallflower in high school. I did a lot of extracurricular theatre shows, but at school, I spent a lot of time by myself. I ate lunch by myself, and I was always okay with it. But I was definitely made fun of, and I always felt like an outsider.

Melissa Benoist

Time Myself School Fun Lunch Okay

If we wait until income inequality is much more severe, we will have a whole class of new superrich who will probably feel entitled to their wealth and will have the means to defend their interest. That's already gone far enough. We shouldn't let it become more extreme.

Robert J. Shiller

Wait Feel Enough Wealth Inequality

I'm from a small town, and I thought I would be a lawyer.

Matthew Desmond

Small Lawyer Thought Small Town Town

Jo left me a few months ago for 10 days. I get this note: I'll come back when the real Ronnie comes back.

Me Back Real Days Left Get

We are in a global war with a radical and violent form of the Islamic religion, and it is irresponsible and dangerous to deny it.

Michael T. Flynn

Religion War Dangerous Radical Form

It just seems like that because I do a lot of independent films that don't get to the mainstream.

Independent Seems Because Get Just

For goodness' sakes, back in 2006, when we were about to lose the battle in Iraq, thank goodness our patriots fought in the Anbar province and Fallujah and turned that thing around.

Battle Lose Back Goodness Patriots

John Kennedy won the first televised presidential debate among those watching it, while Richard Nixon won among those listening on the radio.

Listening Debate Watching Radio Won

I don't want anyone as president who promises to take care of me. I may be stupid, but I want a chance to try to be a grown-up and take care of my family.

Family Me Stupid Promises Chance

Actually, acting and hosting shows just happened on the way, and I will do it 'til it lasts and then concentrate on writing.

Shenaz Treasury

Writing Acting Will Way Happened

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