Octavio Paz Quotes

Man is alone everywhere. But the solitude of the Mexican, under the great stone night of the high plateau that is still inhabited by insatiable gods, is very different from that of the North American, who wanders in an abstract world of machines, fellow citizens and moral precepts.

Octavio Paz

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: mexican
  • Birth: March 31, 1914 - April 19, 1998

Topics

AloneGreatManSolitudeWorldHigh

The best alpinists are the ones with the worst memories.

Jimmy Chin

MemoriesBestWorst

A typical week of training leading up to a major championship is like the sprinkling of parsley at the end of a dish. It's just the final little touches, that last little bit of strength or fitness, but mostly you are ready and are just maintaining and staying healthy.

Megan Rapinoe

StrengthFitnessTrainingEndYou

It is scary for an actor when you get hired as a lead. No matter what the plot is, it is your job to do something interesting enough to make them want to get inside the lead character's head.

Tom Selleck

CharacterJobInterestingEnoughYou

It's tough to stay married. My wife kisses the dog on the lips, yet she won't drink from my glass.

Rodney Dangerfield

DogMarriageWifeToughLipsGlass

Listen to the silence. Listen to your life. Be present, not just think about what's going on next week, next month.

Mike Dirnt

LifeSilenceThinkPresentWeek

One good and bad thing about New York is there's so much exciting stuff and so many people doing something interesting. I actually find in New York that you become more careerist and more focused on what's the newest, hippest thing.

Mike Mills

GoodNew YorkPeopleInterestingYou

Superstition is foolish, childish, primitive and irrational - but how much does it cost you to knock on wood?

Judith Viorst

YouWoodChildishFoolishCostMuch

I'm a very great non-violent character. I would never resort to violence to change anything.

Bob Brown

ChangeCharacterGreatViolenceVery

People think of science as rolling back the mystery of God. I look at science as slowly creeping toward the mystery of God.

Allan Hamilton

GodSciencePeopleThinkLookBack

Contractions, 'U' for 'you' and the like are wonderful to make communication brief and efficient - but we wouldn't want all our talk to be only brief and efficient. Taking pauses out of language would be like taking the net away from a tennis game. Where would all the fun go?

Pico Iyer

CommunicationFunGameLanguageYou

When we look at policy, it's important we make sure that it's up to date and reflective of the way the world works today - and where the world is heading in the future.

Suzan DelBene

FutureTodayWorldLookImportant

I attended a high school with more than 4,000 students and met with a guidance counselor only once during my four-year stint. Despite my clear strengths in science and math, my counselor's advice was to pursue a degree in business. A career in engineering was never encouraged nor, in fact, ever mentioned.

Peggy Johnson

BusinessScienceSchoolHigh School

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