Lawrence Ferlinghetti Quotes

Anyone who saw Nagasaki would suddenly realize that they'd been kept in the dark by the United States government as to what atomic bombs can do.

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 24, 1919

Topics

GovernmentDarkRealizeSawBeen

Photography has always been a major part of my vision: my excuse for meddling with what the world looks like.

Robert Rauschenberg

VisionWorldPhotographyLooksBeen

I don't always understand my worth.

Ann Curry

WorthUnderstandAlways

We've lost tens and hundreds of thousands of jobs because of the way NAFTA was negotiated.

Robert Blaha

LostWayBecauseNAFTAJobsTens

I had listened to Joe Turner. When they'd book Joe there, I'd play the blues behind him.

Jay McShann

BookBluesPlayHimBehindJoe

Women have always been incredible. They've always been amazing.

Jordan Gavaris

WomenAmazingAlwaysBeenIncredible

Although 'Mockingjay 2' grew $650 million at the worldwide box office, its domestic performance fell short of our expectations.

Jon Feltheimer

PerformanceExpectationsShortOffice

Nobody can take what I love away from me. I would like to believe that love is the only energy I've ever used as a writer. I've never written out of anger, although anger has informed love.

Athol Fugard

LoveAngerLove IsMeEnergyNobody

We've just got to be careful - with all sports, let alone cricket - I think there's so much emphasis on doing the right thing all the time, but I think the public want to be entertained when they come to watch sport.

Shane Warne

AloneSportsTimeCricketThink

The important aspect as we look at this budget, and as we look at previous budgets, is the budget system - what I'm trying to get at is changing budgeting itself in Wisconsin.

Scott McCallum

BudgetTryingLookImportantSystem

The elections are run by the same industries that sell toothpaste on television.

Noam Chomsky

TelevisionRunSameElectionsSell

Making important medicine more available and affordable is a great thing for the country, and Netmeds is one the mainstays in the space. They have a long legacy in the pharma business, and they are making it easier for people to stay healthy.

MS Dhoni

BusinessGreatSpacePeopleLegacy

We've been here so long. The history and richness runs so deep within the community. We own this. It's personal. It's very personal.

Linda Johnson Rice

CommunityHistoryDeepLongPersonal

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