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Eileen Myles Quotes

Somehow, the whole idea of me writing art reviews was just too much of a complicated thought, but I liked art, and later on I just realized that it would be perhaps a pleasure, and so I decided to do it for 'Art in America' - a lot.

Eileen Myles

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: american
Birth: December 9, 1949

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Art Me Writing Thought America Just

Sometimes people credit me for the Tea Party. It's actually the other way around.

Jim DeMint

Tea People Me Credit Party Way

History speaks pretty clearly that the markets do better with Democrats. Republicans' ideas of what constitutes fiscal responsibility simply are not good for the stock market. Democrats have many tendencies, but one of them is to look after the workers, and actually that tends to be good for demand and good for markets.

Jeremy Grantham

Good History Responsibility Ideas

I read all the time so it's difficult to say who my all-time favourites are. One is George Orwell, because he makes political writing so simple a child could understand it.

Melvin Burgess

Time Simple Child Writing Political

Every technology that comes into filmmaking is first a gimmick. Think about sound with 'The Jazz Singer' or the first colour or surround sound - it takes a while for filmmakers to understand how to use it.

John Lasseter

Technology Think Filmmaking Jazz

Storytelling is important. Part of human continuity.

Robert Redford

Important Storytelling Human Part

Give to every human being every right that you claim for yourself.

Robert Green Ingersoll

Yourself You Human Right Human Being

I am all at once in awe and in confusion at some of the folks I encounter during fashion week, consistently causing me to mutter to myself or whoever's in earshot, 'Is that really necessary?'

Amanda Seales

Myself I Am Me Fashion Week Awe

Saxophone is one thing, and music is another.

Steve Lacy

Music One Thing Saxophone Thing

When I was in high school I saw Steven Wright, a brilliant one-liner comedian, and I thought: 'That's what I should do; I should write one-liners.' And I did. My first album is mostly one-liners.

Mike Birbiglia

School High School Thought Brilliant

The Heisman attention has definitely been a little bit of a surprise. It's been out of my hands. It's something I'm not focused on. I'm focused on the season and trying to win as many games as possible.

Johnny Manziel

Win Surprise Hands Trying Attention

My mother wasn't a very patient woman. If I complained about being lonely or bored, she'd tell me to go help someone, anyone. To this day, when I start feeling sorry for myself, I look for a good deed to do.

Donna Brazile

Good Mother Myself Day Woman Start

Within the scientific community, there is healthy skepticism. And the question is, 'How do you ever get to a meaningful null result? How long and how hard do SETI scientists have to look for extraterrestrial intelligence and find nothing before they say, 'There is nothing. We are alone.'

Debra Fischer

Community Alone Intelligence Result