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Octavio Paz Quotes

Poetry is not a genre in harmony with the modern world; its innermost nature is hostile or indifferent to the dogmas of modern times, progress and the cult of the future.

Octavio Paz

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Nature Future Progress Poetry World

I think there's more of opportunity to win games in the National League than the American League because there are more decisions to make.

Joe Torre

Opportunity Win Think American Games

Now the master paid a number of visits to England and, as a Cambridge man, it is a source of pride that he taught there for a longer period than elsewhere in my country.

John G. D. Clark

Man Pride Country Now Master Source

If I was going to be a little boy about it, I'd go into hiding for one or two years. But if I was going to be a man about it, it'd be 20 or 30 years.

Andy Kaufman

Man Go Boy Two Years Little

I am not the candidate of Black America, although I am black and proud. I am not the candidate of the woman's movement of this country, although I am a woman and I am equally proud of that.

Shirley Chisholm

Woman I Am Proud Black America Am

I usually stay in on Sunday nights. I'm not much of a party person.

Robert Wilson

Sunday Party Person Stay Much

Do you know how many houses all of the nonprofits have built? No more than 5,000 in five years. Do you know how many we lost? Two hundred thousand.

Mary Landrieu

You Lost Know More Two Years

Women writers are often conflated with their narrators - as if we can't consciously construct fictional worlds from the ground up and can only write diary entries.

Miranda July

Women Diary Write Ground Up Only

I wanted to work in the arts. My dream come true would be to be an architectural historian and work with the royal palaces and all the fabulous art collections. But I'm not committed enough.

Jaye Davidson

Work Art Enough Dream True Royal

You live vicariously through your characters.

Christopher Buckley

Live You Through Your Characters

No one is free who does not lord over himself.

Claudius

Free Over Lord Who Himself Does

Of the five most important things in life, health is first, education or knowledge is second, and wealth is third. I forget the other two.

Chuck Berry

Life Education Knowledge Health Two

Fat is a way of saying no to powerlessness and self-denial.

Susie Orbach

Saying Fat Way Powerlessness