Helen Vendler Quotes

I liked teaching Henry James. When you look down at a Henry James novel from a helicopter height, you find an intricate spider web that all clings together.

Helen Vendler

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: critic
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 30, 1933

Topics

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The whole fame and fortune thing is addictive.

Jimmy Nail

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We and our fellow men of all countries must realize that we share this wonderful, beautiful, salubrious earth as brothers and that there never will be anywhere else to go.

John Eccles

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I want to be part of every note, every single moment going on in the studio. I want nothing forgotten; I want nothing missed.

Max Martin

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How about 'anvil babies' - because that is what anchor babies are around the necks of the American taxpayer.

Ann Coulter

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I would like to do the Elvis Presley.

Andy Kaufman

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Any war or conflict you enter where you are likely to lose more Americans and expend more treasure is something worthy of very detailed debate. There ought to be a lot of skepticism. There ought to be a lot of discussion.

Stanley A. McChrystal

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I couldn't get roles as bad guys. They could see John Travolta as a gangster but not me, really. But, you know, that's just how things are.

Sinbad

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My dad got into this group, Commission, with Fred Hammond, and that was my biggest gospel memory. I would hear that all the time, and listening to their voices helped me develop my voice because I would try to emulate them as a kid. It taught me tone, and it gave me a balance.

Ro James

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I can be described as many things, but no description of me is complete without saying 'Englishman.' My parents were from Liverpool and emigrated to Canada before I was born.

Mike Myers

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I think it's a big mistake for our party to write off Latino Americans. They're an important part of our country.

Mitch McConnell

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If you want to become fully mature in the Lord, you must learn to love truth. Otherwise, you will always leave open a door of deception for the enemy to take what is meant to be yours.

Joyce Meyer

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I say to my friends, 'Don't just listen to the vuvuzelas; look at who scores the goals.' And this is the important thing.

Jose Manuel Barroso

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