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Wallace Stevens Quotes

How full of trifles everything is! It is only one's thoughts that fill a room with something more than furniture.

Wallace Stevens

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Thoughts Furniture More Everything

It was one of my dreams as a child, growing up in my little village with my cousins. We used to walk together, and I used to say, when you look at the world map, 'This town is there, that town is there, that river is there.' I used to say, 'One day, I'm going to travel these places.'

Dreams Walk Day Together Travel

Patriotism to your country is something that comes from your heart. It should be taught to you by your parents.

Heart Patriotism Parents You Country

I think the biggest mistake I made was this wretched ability to see both sides of an argument.

Mistake Think Argument Ability See

What is likely to vanish - or be transformed beyond recognition - are many of the things we think of when we think of Australia: the barrier reef, the koalas, the sense of the country as a land of almost limitless natural resources.

Think Recognition Country Australia

What matters to me is my own estimation, and I'm very tough on myself. I need to be proud of what I've done and I work hard for it. I had a very Christian upbringing... lots of guilt. A good thing, It keeps you sane.

Work Good Myself Me Work Hard Proud

I have always applied myself the same for club and country.

Myself Country Same Always Club

There's nothing better than to be rootless cosmopolitans who seamlessly merge into whatever society. That's the greatest thing human beings can aspire to. Whether forced by duress, Jews became perfect modern human beings. After the Holocaust, one doesn't really mourn for that - it's too disturbing, seems like a mistake.

Mistake Society Better Perfect Human

I started writing songs at 17.

Miranda Lambert

Writing Started Songs

I love Nic Cage. He was so much fun to work with.

Work Love Fun Cage He Much

I think that discipline is so much of an important part of being a parent. Because it's very, very important to teach your children to take responsibility for their actions.

Children Responsibility Discipline

While more people are working later in life because of happy things like longer life expectancy, they are also doing so because of very sad things, like a lack of Social Security benefits or retirement plans.

Life Sad Happy People Retirement

Almost all the fans I meet are pretty cool people. They're intelligent and tend to think about things a bit more than your average rock'n'roll fans: sensible people I wouldn't mind having a drink with.

People Mind Cool Think Meet Drink

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