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Edward Hirsch Quotes

There have always been great defenses of poetry, and I've tried to write mine, and I think all of my work and criticism is a defense of poetry to try and keep something alive in poetry.

Edward Hirsch

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Work Great Poetry Think Criticism

America is very decentralized in how it supports the humanities, unlike European countries where virtually everything stems from the central government.

Jim Leach

Government America Everything Where

We started Kotter International to improve leaders' ability to deal with big, important transformations in organizations - and in their lives.

John P. Kotter

Important Ability Improve Big Deal

I used to have a little saying I used when people said, 'What are your priorities?' I'd give them a bit of government alphabet soup. I'd say 'CTCPROW: Counterterrorism, counterproliferation, rest of the world.'

Michael Hayden

Government People World Saying Rest

In a single lifetime, roughly from 1865 to 1930, one finds the pioneering and patterning works of modern fantasy, science fiction, children's literature and detective fiction, of modern adventure, mystery and romance.

Michael Dirda

Science Children Adventure Mystery

While their competition is asleep, world-class leaders are up - and they're not watching the news or reading the paper. They are thinking, planning and practicing.

Robin S. Sharma

Competition Reading Planning Thinking

I think the moment I discovered I definitely wanted to act was when I saw a play alone by myself when I was fourteen. Maybe it was a Moliere play? I discovered the atmosphere of the theater, and I knew I wanted to be an actor.

Louis Garrel

Alone Myself Moment Think Play Act

You have only to see what became of my father's will immediately after his death, and the wills of so many other kings. I know it well; but nevertheless, they have wished it; they gave me no rest nor repose, no calm until it was done.

Louis XIV

Father Death Me Calm Rest You

If you go to business school, and you put a product out there in the world, and it's working, the logic is to keep putting the same product out there. And I think that really bumps up against the creative process - and moviemaking, generally. And I think that our company really pushes against that.

Jason Blum

Business Creative School World Think

There's something kind of horrific about milk. Think about it! Think about what we're doing. Milk is kind of gross.

Jordan Peele

Think Doing Kind Milk Something

I believe you only have one chance on this earth, and I'm just trying to live my life and do what makes me happy.

CM Punk

Life Live Happy Me Believe Chance

I started in television as a youngster and was 14 when I started acting professionally.