Octavio Paz Quotes

In the United States, man does not feel that he has been torn from the center of creation and suspended between hostile forces. He has built his own world, and it is built in his own image: it is his mirror. But now he cannot recognize himself in his inhuman objects, nor in his fellows.

Octavio Paz

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MirrorManWorldFeelNowCreation

When people are around us, they should leave better off than they were previously. Rather than feeling discouraged or defeated, people should feel challenged and inspired after spending any time with you and me.

Joel Osteen

TimePeopleMeBetterFeelYou

The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.

John Kenneth Galbraith

LookEconomicFunctionAstrology

I never quite understand why we watch the news. There doesn't really seem much point watching somebody tell you what the news is when you could quite easily listen to it on the radio.

John Hurt

YouNewsWhyUnderstandNeverRadio

During the first few months of an infant's life, its manner of taking the breast, of laying its head on the pillow, etc., becomes crystallized into imperative habits. This is why education must begin in the cradle.

Jean Piaget

LifeEducationWhyFirstBeginHead

The mayoral mentality is incredibly valuable. I don't want to lose that.

Cory Booker

LoseWantMentalityValuable

As an engineer, I tended to maintain my own equipment along with developing the processes for it.

Brian Krzanich

My OwnOwnEngineerAlongProcesses

All these bacteria that coat our skin and live in our intestines, they fend off bad bacteria. They protect us. And you can't even digest your food without the bacteria that are in your gut. They have enzymes and proteins that allow you to metabolize foods you eat.

Bonnie Bassler

LiveFoodYouBadSkinProtect

'Hannibal' is not reality; the whole show is not reality. It's heightened reality: they want music the entire time.

Brian Reitzell

MusicTimeRealityWantShowWhole

You can be more creative in acting by bringing your character to life and bringing a piece of you that wasn't there before. You could have five different actors play one role, and all five of them would be so different because each person brings a different piece of them into it.

Arden Cho

LifeCharacterCreativeYouActing

I watch football sometimes at home, but in my downtime, I play pool with my friends. Darts - I enjoy darts now, and when there is a game not coming up, I enjoy playing golf as well. I'm not very good at golf, but I enjoy being able to relax.

Ashley Cole

GoodHomeFootballRelaxGameGolf

You cannot see the changes that you're dreaming about, because they're internal.

Alice Walker

YouChangesSeeBecauseDreaming

What I cry out for, like every being, with my whole life and all my earthly passion, is something very different from an equal to cherish: it is a God to adore.

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

LifePassionGodCryCherishOut

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