Marge Piercy Quotes

The pitcher cries for water to carry and a person for work that is real.

Marge Piercy

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 31, 1936

Topics

WorkWaterPersonRealCarryCries

I do not fear death, as I cherish life too much.

Stefan Karl Stefansson

LifeFearDeathToo MuchCherish

It feels like a dream come true, being a Bond girl. I feel like a princess. It's hard to believe it when I say, 'I'm a Bond girl.'

Stephanie Sigman

GirlBondBelieveFeelDreamTrue

One of my main wishes in wanting to write about my mother was to explore the impact of her death on my life, explore our relationship, think about the different versions of myself that I was with and without her. I also had the really strong wish to bring her to life for my children, who were born after she was gone.

Tracy K. Smith

LifeMotherRelationshipChildren

Actors always start with the voice and language. That's wrong. They should start with the body. The body is an actor's most important resource.

Robert Wilson

StartVoiceLanguageBodyWrong

You know that being a public figure is instantly grounds for prosecution.

Martin Shkreli

YouKnowBeingFigurePublic

Everything that goes outside the rules of Italian cinema has always been cursed.

Luca Guadagnino

RulesCinemaOutsideEverythingBeen

I always recommend, if you can, to patent or protect whatever your idea is. If you can't, you have to make your best judgment. Sometimes people don't get anywhere because they sit on something, so afraid to reveal it. And yet, in the reverse, sometimes if you expose something too widely, you can risk losing it.

Lori Greiner

BestLosingPeopleYouSometimes

We should keep silent about those in power; to speak well of them almost implies flattery; to speak ill of them while they are alive is dangerous, and when they are dead is cowardly.

Jean de la Bruyere

PowerSpeakDangerousAliveFlattery

On average, an e-commerce client who evolves into a premier enterprise client increases their annual spend by 10 times in that first year.

Jon Oringer

YearFirstAverageClientAnnual

I'd like to go on a hardcore safari in Africa, something off the beaten track with anti-poaching people and camping out in the savannah.

Dominic Monaghan

PeopleGoAfricaOutSomethingOff

I prefer to make my own coffee at home because I love the experience of measuring out the beans and finding the right grind setting, messing with water amounts, etc. It's truly an art form, and I'm obsessed with it. In L.A., I love Blue Bottle and Intelligentsia and used to hang at Bru in Los Feliz.

Chris Wood

LoveHomeArtWaterCoffeeBlue

Hunger, revenge, to sleep are petty foes, But only death the jealous eyes can close.

William Wycherley

EyesDeathSleepJealousyRevenge

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