Al Purdy Quotes

For me, the vast marvel is to be alive. For man, or for flowers or beast or bird, the supreme triumph is to be most vividly and perfectly alive.

Al Purdy

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: canadian
  • Birth: December 30, 1918 - April 21, 2000

Topics

BirdManFlowersMeBeastAlive

We fear violence less than our own feelings. Personal, private, solitary pain is more terrifying than what anyone else can inflict.

Jim Morrison

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Actually, everything has been said in print... it's a battle of giants and it's something that Walt would say is none of your business - go right on and create the best you can.

Joe Grant

BusinessBestBattleYouCreateGo

The key to proving that there's a black hole is showing that there's a tremendous amount of mass in a very small volume. And you can do that with the motions of stars. The way the star moves around the center of the galaxy is very much like the way the planets orbit the sun.

Andrea M. Ghez

StarsSunSmallBlackKeyYou

If medical doctors can be sued for malpractice, shouldn't financial professionals practice under the same safeguard?

Robert Kiyosaki

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We continue to be exasperated by the view, apparently gaining momentum in certain circles, that armed robbery is okay as long as nobody gets hurt! The proper solution to armed robbery is a dead robber, on the scene.

Jeff Cooper

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Ten episodes goes by really quickly, especially when you've got a really tough shooting schedule of seven-day episodes.

Tricia Helfer

ToughYouScheduleShootingGotTen

I've been voted one of Australia's 50 national treasures. I've even had my face on an Australian stamp - the only non-Australian to do so, apart from the Queen, of course.

Russell Crowe

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He was like, 'I want to get in the studio with you.' Who turns down Pharrell?

Missy Elliott

YouDownWantGetWhoLike

During the Cold War, tensions between the West and the Soviet Union affected virtually all countries worldwide. As a result, throughout Latin America, guerrilla groups emerged, seeking to destabilize military dictatorships and attain democracy, freedom, and policy reform - goals that they believed could not be achieved peacefully.

Juan Manuel Santos

GoalsFreedomWarDemocracyCold

It has been an amazing experience working on 'Half Girlfriend.'

Arjun Kapoor

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A snow day literally and figuratively falls from the sky, unbidden, and seems like a thing of wonder.

Susan Orlean

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I'm a big fan of Paco Rabanne's 1 Million.

Tinie Tempah

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