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Wallace Stevens Quotes

Thought is an infection. In the case of certain thoughts, it becomes an epidemic.

Wallace Stevens

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: american
Birth: October 2, 1879 - August 2, 1955

Topics

Thoughts Thought Infection Epidemic

Film and television is just a different technique in terms of how to approach the camera but basically the job is the same; but what you learn as a craft in theater, you can then learn to translate that into any mediums.

Job Learn Camera You Television

I've learned that, in many cases, people say, 'I want ground truth,' and they don't really mean it. There are warts all over this organization, as there are in many organizations, but you just have to tell truth to power and let the chips fall where they may.

Truth Power People Organization You

Editors are more concerned with the first chapters of a book; that's what everyone reads first in the bookstore or in the online sample.

Book More First Everyone Online

I do like reality TV like 'The Voice.' I enjoyed working there every single day. It was amazing.

Day Amazing Voice Reality Single TV

The federal government was responsible for building the levees, engineering the levees, and consequentially, the federal government is responsible for repairing the damage that has been done, which has not been completed yet.

Government Building Engineering Done

What I try to do for my readers is to pass on some of the things that I found out about being thirteen after doing it for forty years.

Doing Try Forty Years Out Things

I like the idea of a kind of eternal music, but I didn't want it to be eternally repetitive, either. I wanted it to be eternally changing. So I developed two ideas in that way. 'Discreet Music' was like that, and 'Music for Airports.' What you hear on the recordings is a little part of one of those processes working itself out.

Music Ideas You Want Kind Way

But the reporter has the responsibility to determine, number one, whether that is true, and number two, to make a judgment as to whether it's in the public interest and whether or not it should be part of the debate.

Responsibility Debate True Judgment

Years ago when DNA was going on, I produced a record in Italy but I didn't think I'd do another one.

Think DNA Years Going Italy Record

A grave blockhead should always go about with a lively one - they show one another off to the best advantage.

William Hazlitt

Best Go Always Show Advantage Off

Defoe says that there were a hundred thousand country fellows in his time ready to fight to the death against popery, without knowing whether popery was a man or a horse.

William Hazlitt

Time Death Man Fight Horse Ready

I do like performing 'I'll Take Your Man,' because that was a hard song.

Man Song Hard Take Your Performing

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