Octavio Paz Quotes

Yes, I am well aware that nature - or what we call nature: that totality of objects and processes that surrounds us and that alternately creates us and devours us - is neither our accomplice nor our confidant.

Octavio Paz

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

NatureI AmYesUsWellAware

The media in the States can be quite self-reflective. When I lived in England, I was much more aware of the day-to-day politics that were happening. Living somewhere where the media involvement is greater and so omnipresent, you become pulled into it and, at the same time, because of that, politics changes and the way it's handled changes.

Max Minghella

TimePoliticsMediaYouLivingWay

I simply do the things that inspire me, be that snowboarding, designing clothing, or dancing.

Amy Purdy

MeInspireSnowboardingDancing

'No' is an entire sentence in itself. No means no, and when somebody says it, you need to stop.

Amitabh Bachchan

YouStopNeedSomebodyMeansSays

There are some people that look at faith as a part of their life, and there are those like me that look at faith as the essence of their life. I look at all things through my faith.

Roland Martin

LifeFaithPeopleMeLookThrough

We have food deserts in our cities. We know that the distance you live from a supplier of fresh produce is one of the best predictors of your health. And in the inner city, people don't have grocery stores. So we have to figure out a way of getting supermarkets and farmers markets into the inner cities.

Michael Pollan

LiveHealthFoodBestPeopleCity

I love the sound of the saxophone. It became my singing voice, and it sounds so human. The saxophone could carry the words past the border of words. It can carry it a little bit farther.

Joy Harjo

LovePastWordsSingingBorder

The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a statistic.

Joseph Stalin

DeathManTragedyStatisticMillions

Writers like to feel sorry for themselves, which is easy to do in private, but when called on to feel sorry for ourselves in social situations, we will often do so by sharing terrible book tour stories.

Jonathan Dee

BookSorryFeelEasySharingWill

I'm a New Yorker now, and believe me, there's no comparison between the Big Apple and Kalamazoo, no similarity at all. New York City's hectic, always in fast-forward, and Kalamazoo's more laid-back, smaller, slower.

Derek Jeter

New YorkCityMeBelieveAppleNew

I was there in 2009 for the Matthew Shepard Foundation dinner. I was honored with an award - Making A Difference Award. It was a wonderful night.

Del Shores

DinnerNightFoundationAwardMaking

Whenever we race in London, the noise of the fans gives me goosebumps.

Alistair Brownlee

MeLondonRaceNoiseFansWhenever

I like roles that people don't recognize me in.

Penelope Cruz

PeopleMeLikeRecognizeRoles

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