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Alexander Pope Quotes

All nature is but art unknown to thee.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: english
Birth: May 21, 1688 - May 30, 1744

Topics

Nature Art Unknown Thee

The first decade of the twentieth century was not a great time to be born black and poor and female in St. Louis, Missouri, but Vivian Baxter was born black and poor, to black and poor parents. Later she would grow up and be called beautiful. As a grown woman she would be known as the butter-colored lady with the blowback hair.

Beautiful Great Time Woman Parents

I find in my poetry and prose the rhythms and imagery of the best - I mean, when I'm at my best - of the good Southern black preachers. The lyricism of the spirituals and the directness of gospel songs and the mystery of blues are in my music or in my poetry and prose, or I missed everything.

Good Music Best Poetry Black Find

I think that all the anger and cynicism comes from suppressing things that we always wanted.

John Lee Hancock

Anger Think Always Cynicism Things

A teenager has to decide what they're going to do with their life, and that's one of the most important decisions that you'll make.

Life Decisions You Important Decide

If you come off the start in a final in fourth or fifth, realistically, the best you can probably do is a podium - squeeze second, third. The chance of you winning at any major race if you get cut off down the hill is pretty remote.

Best Winning Start Chance You Down

If you love your job, you haven't worked a day in your life.

Life Love Day Job You Your

I had one day with him, and he was asleep in the scene, but I told my entire family that I was in a scene with Michael Caine.

Family Day One Day Him He Scene

Like a majority of Americans in recent years, I came to understand that fear of homosexuality was leading our governments - including the one I ran as Governor of Mississippi - to deny the equal rights to an entire segment of our population that are afforded all of us under the Constitution.

Ronnie Musgrove

Fear Constitution Understand Equal

I am not afraid of my enemies, but by God, you must look out when you get among your friends.

Cornelius Vanderbilt

God I Am Friends You Look Enemies

Being in good physical shape is the best way to combat depression. You just have endorphins running around your body. It is the best anti-depressive that there is.

Good Depression Best You Body Way

I felt that, in retrospect, there was a time in the late Seventies, after I had a string of hits and successes, as a performer and a recording artist, that I wasn't saying anything.

Time Saying Artist Late Anything

Of what use were the arts if they were only the reproduction and the imitation of life?

Alfred de Vigny

Life Art Imitation Arts Only Use

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