Octavio Paz Quotes

Walt Whitman is the only great modern poet who does not seem to experience discord when he faces his world. Not even solitude - his monologue is a universal chorus.

Octavio Paz

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

GreatExperienceSolitudeWorldPoet

I never think of the reader. I am curious about things; I need to find out, so off I go.

Jim Crace

I AmCuriousThinkFindGoNever

A founder plays a magical role at the company: they invented or, as in my case, co-invented it. If and when a founder walks out the door, there is something spiritual that walks out the door, too.

Andy Dunn

SpiritualDoorCompanyOutMagical

I just got on Twitter because there was some MTV film blog that quoted me on something really innocuous that I supposedly said on Twitter before I was even on Twitter. So then I had to get on Twitter to say: 'This is me. I'm on Twitter. If there's somebody else saying that they're me on Twitter, they're not.'

Anna Kendrick

MeSayingSaidSaySomethingFilm

Religion enables us to ignore nothingness and get on with the jobs of life.

John Updike

LifeReligionIgnoreUsGetJobs

I've seen many of my contemporaries become superstars, and the way fame and fortune starts to really affect the way they treat other people, and I think it's ugly.

Siobhan Fahey

UglyPeopleTreatThinkWayBecome

One doesn't want one's democracy to behave like a dictatorial or fascistic police. One doesn't.

Tom Stoppard

PoliceDemocracyWantBehaveLike

We talked about the Internet and Wikipedia and how facts and history are being collectively created online.

Joichi Ito

HistoryFactsInternetBeingOnline

I like my peace and quiet whenever I can grab it.

Wole Soyinka

PeaceQuietI CanPeace And Quiet

There's almost a fear that if you understood too deeply the way you arrived at choices, you could become self-conscious. In any case, many ideas which are full of personal meaning seem rather banal when you put words to them.

Peter Weir

FearWordsIdeasChoicesMeaning

I have really become a huge believer in the power of open source.

Peter Levine

PowerBecomeOpenSourceOpen Source

You'd better get your laugh while you're making your point, or you won't be doing it very long.

Shel Silverstein

BetterLaughDoingLongYouPoint

My friends freaked out when I posted 'I'll Never Be Able To Love' on Facebook.

Shamir

LoveFriendsNeverOutFacebook

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