Walt Whitman Quotes

The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity.

Walt Whitman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: May 31, 1819 - March 26, 1892

Topics

ArtLightSunshineSimplicityGlory

I'd like to play a mixture of Lucille Ball meets Murphy Brown meets Glenn Close on 'Damages,' to keep a little bit of the darkness in there. I like dark comedy a lot.

Joelle Carter

DarknessComedyDarkPlayLittle

I basically modeled my way through college, doing local runway shows in L.A. that don't pay a lot and a couple of shows in N.Y. and S.F., and I probably made the same as the average 19-year-old waiter; I just worked less and was around beautiful girls, so it was nice.

Mehcad Brooks

BeautifulCollegeDoingNiceWay

The man who respects a woman does not know what else to do with her.

John Norman

WomanManKnowHerWhoElse

I'm writing a poem right now about a nose. I've always wanted to write a poem about a nose. But it's a ludicrous subject. That's why, when I was younger, I was afraid of something that didn't make a lot of sense. But now I'm not. I have nothing to worry about. It doesn't matter.

Maurice Sendak

WritingWorryNothingWhyMatter

Absolutely not. I have no problem with commitment. In fact, I love having someone in my life.

Matthew McConaughey

LifeLoveCommitmentMy LifeProblem

If I had girls to educate I would not have them learn both music and drawing.

Anna Seward

MusicLearnDrawingEducateWould

War coverage should be more than a parade of retired generals and retired government flacks posing as reporters.

Amy Goodman

GovernmentWarPosingMoreParade

When you are running a business, there is a constant need to reinvent oneself. One should have the foresight to stay ahead in times of rapid change and rid ourselves of stickiness in any form in the business.

Shiv Nadar

ChangeBusinessYouAheadNeedStay

When my father died, those years when he was working on the Hubble came back to me, and it seemed fitting to imagine him as having somehow merged with the large mystery that the universe represents.

Tracy K. Smith

FatherMeUniverseMysteryBackHim

I was told once if I kept breaking things on my legs, that I wasn't going to be able to walk soon, you know? I wanted to be a pro skateboarder, but it was too hard. I was trying, but it wasn't going to happen.

Travis Barker

WalkTryingYouKnowLegsHard

There are some good space battles in some of the later series, but that wasn't why you were tuning in every week. You were tuning in every week because Spock was a fascinating character. Because his friendship with Kirk was profound and really unusual.

Ronald D. Moore

FriendshipGoodCharacterSpaceYou

Philadelphia is a town where even the sidewalks seem to sweat.

Mike Barnicle

SweatPhiladelphiaSeemWhereEven

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