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Edward Hirsch Quotes

The very good thing about MFA programs is their democratizing. They bring a lot of different people to the table.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Good People Table Different People

You wouldn't want to see the size of the check that I would write if it would for sure get the Dallas Cowboys a Super Bowl.

You Super Bowl Want Write Size See

Pray for intestinal fortitude, work hard, and keep the faith. Oh, and pray for good luck, you're gonna need it.

Work Good Faith Luck Good Luck You

Most of our customers want something glamorous. They want to be looked at, but not for the wrong reasons.

Wrong Want Glamorous Something Most

Poetry is at the centre of my life, too, emotionally speaking, and intellectually speaking - it's just that I'm one of those people who enjoy doing other stuff as well.

Life Poetry People My Life Doing

History rewards those who can change their minds when the stakes are high.

Change History Minds High Rewards

But everything you do in life has a downside.

Melissa Auf der Maur

Life You Everything Downside

I've been writing joke songs since I was a kid and it served me well at S.N.L. I can write those in my sleep. In fact, I have.

Sleep Me Writing I Can Write Kid

I think there ought to be some serious discussion by smart people, really smart people, about whether or not proliferation of things like The Smoking Gun and TMZ and YouTube and the whole celebrity culture is healthy.

Culture Smart People Gun Think

My son is a tree surgeon and gets me a lovely tree. I like to put it up early, as I can't wait for Christmas. We dress it with decorations that have been in the family for years.

Family Son Tree Dress Me Wait

Neutrality is at times a graver sin than belligerence.

Louis D. Brandeis

Sin Than Neutrality Times

When I was in fourth grade... this wonderful teacher said you didn't have to write a book report, you could just talk about the book, you could do a drawing of the book, you could write a play inspired by the book, and that's what I did. I got to be so famous. I had to go around to every school and perform it. It was just so natural and fun.

Teacher School Fun Book Drawing You

Everybody's talking trash these days, so why not keep quiet?

Talking Quiet Trash Why Days Keep

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