Lawrence Ferlinghetti Quotes

It's the story of an American who wants to become a dictator and goes to Europe with a sidekick to interview various Fascists to find out how the Nazis and Mussolini got into power.

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

PowerStoryAmericanFindBecome

Giving gifts to others is a fundamental activity, as old as humanity itself. Yet in the modern, complex world, the particulars of gift-giving can be extraordinarily challenging.

Andrew Weil

WorldGivingHumanityOthersOld

I continue to vote against such spending increases, but sometimes I think some of my Republican colleagues forgot that we were sent here to shrink the federal government, not to grow it.

Jeff Miller

GovernmentColleaguesThinkGrow

Gun bans disarm victims, putting them at the mercy of murderers or terrorists who think nothing of breaking the gun laws.

Michael Badnarik

GunThinkMercyNothingLawsWho

Goalies almost never get credit for winning a game, but they always get blamed for losing a game.

Steve Carell

LosingWinningGameCreditNever

There is nothing in this world that I love more than my family. To be able to share the joy of running with them at the Runner's World Half Marathon and Running Festival where we can all participate together is as close as you can get to a perfect weekend.

Summer Sanders

FamilyLoveTogetherJoyWorldYou

I was told once if I kept breaking things on my legs, that I wasn't going to be able to walk soon, you know? I wanted to be a pro skateboarder, but it was too hard. I was trying, but it wasn't going to happen.

Travis Barker

WalkTryingYouKnowLegsHard

I was playing rugby and the other games English school children do, and there was an event in which races were run, and I won these by a considerable margin.

Roger Bannister

ChildrenSchoolRunGamesPlaying

When I was elected governor of my state, I had a legislature 87 percent Democrat. It was not lost on me that to get anything done, I couldn't be attacking them. I had to find ways to reach out to them.

Mitt Romney

MeReachFindLostDoneAnything

I don't live with earplugs. I don't like the spotlight - but I like overhearing conversations.

Louise Gluck

LiveSpotlightConversationsLike

There are some family traditions I don't want my children to carry on.

Lorna Luft

FamilyChildrenWantCarrySome

I'd much rather put on weight than have to lose weight.

Chris Hemsworth

LoseWeightRatherThanMuchPut

The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most.

Confucius

BookAttentionNeedHonoredRule

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