T. S. Eliot Quotes

As things are, and as fundamentally they must always be, poetry is not a career, but a mug's game. No honest poet can ever feel quite sure of the permanent value of what he has written: He may have wasted his time and messed up his life for nothing.

T. S. Eliot

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 26, 1888 - January 4, 1965

Topics

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Government requires bringing people together and genuinely hearing their issues. It requires the establishment and strengthening of community.

John Hickenlooper

CommunityTogetherGovernmentPeople

If I hold up a red square for 30 seconds and take it away, you will see a perfect green square. It's how the eye works. So if you want to paint a really good red painting, you have to strategically place in some green, so the eye is brought back.

Robert Irwin

GoodRedPaintingGreenEyeYou

Conservatives like to think of animal protection as a trendy leftist cause, which makes it easier to brush off. And I hope that more of us will open our hearts to animals.

Matthew Scully

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I have always been drawn to young characters and seeing big tapestries through the eyes of a child. It probably comes from being a father myself and having a young son and seeing the world through his eyes. I write stories that are sort of the exaggerated version of that.

Jeff Lemire

FatherSonEyesMyselfChildWorld

I always love the holiday episodes, because you really get to see everybody at their best.

Rocky Carroll

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I have always worried about who can read, who can't, who doesn't, and the great, life-altering consequences hidden within those distinctions.

Maryanne Wolf

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I'm probably taller than 90% of the men I meet.

Lisa Leslie

MenMeetThanTaller

I know that my fans want to know who I'm sleeping with, but it's really none of their business.

Diana Ross

BusinessKnowWantSleepingFans

The Polo Lounge is like a fine old mink coat: opulent, dignified and warm.

Bryan Q. Miller

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Making ski racing fun and engaging for kids and families is an exciting opportunity and a real passion of mine.

Lindsey Vonn

PassionOpportunityFunRacingReal

I'm a big fan of Nora Ephron, who believed everything is copy, and I agree.

Lena Waithe

CopyEverythingBigAgreeBig Fan

The doctor who pulled me out at birth damaged my second and third vertebrae. But without those tugs, I probably would have been a regular guy selling insurance in Texas or something.

Leon Russell

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