Edward Hirsch Quotes

I think ancient cultures incorporated death into the experience of life in a more natural way than we have done. In our obsessive focus on youth, on celebrity, our denial of death makes it harder for people who are grieving to find a place for that grief.

Edward Hirsch

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 20, 1950

Topics

LifeGriefExperienceFocusDeath

Readers are paramount. I live to write books for them.

Jeffery Deaver

LiveWriteBooksThemReaders

I invested in Uber in 2011 when it was only in San Francisco.

Troy Carter

San FranciscoUberOnlyInvestedSan

Writing has laws of perspective, of light and shade just as painting does, or music. If you are born knowing them, fine. If not, learn them. Then rearrange the rules to suit yourself.

Truman Capote

MusicLightPerspectiveYourselfYou

I'm on Twitter for work, but I hate it. I encourage everyone to delete it if possible.

Ronny Chieng

WorkHatePossibleEveryoneDelete

I'm in a profession where if you're planning more than six months ahead, you're doing it wrong!

Joshua Malina

PlanningDoingYouWrongAheadMore

I grew up in Berkeley and my parents were hippies, obviously, since my name's 'Jorma.' I didn't watch much television growing up because they weren't into it at all.

Jorma Taccone

ParentsGrowing UpNameTelevision

Life is a series of chapters, and one leads to another to another to another, and God knows what it is.

Bob Beckel

LifeGodLife Is AKnowsAnother

I've always been fascinated by dreams - mine are so vivid. I went through a period in my 20s when I wrote down my dreams every morning. Then life intervened, and I stopped doing it.

Arianna Huffington

LifeDreamsMorningDoingDownBeen

I've spent half my life on planes. I have a lot of love for New Zealand, though. That is where the really arty, whimsical side of the family resided - in Hobbitland.

Alice Englert

LifeFamilyLoveMy LifeNewSide

I feel like people put too much on the title of a role model.

Winnie Harlow

PeopleFeelRole ModelToo MuchRole

Part of it has to do with this business of being approached in public. I have a distinctive look - it's partly the glasses I wear - and people seem to remember me once they've seen me.

Todd Solondz

BusinessPeopleMeGlassesLook

If you must have motivation, think of your paycheck on Friday.

Noel Coward

WorkThinkFridayMotivationYou

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