Jack Gilbert Quotes

I had lived all of my youthful dreams, but I couldn't think of many adult ones. I finally realized that we don't have many dreams for adults because, historically, people have always died much younger than they do today.

Jack Gilbert

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 18, 1925 - November 13, 2012

Topics

DreamsTodayPeopleThinkAlways

In 'Reclaiming Virtue,' I argue that we have had an element missing in moral education. That element is 'affect.' Affect is simply the technical word for feeling or emotion.

John Bradshaw

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In old movies, the cinematography is a thousand times better than anything today. Writing, a thousand times better.

John Kricfalusi

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When I wear Hugo Boss 'The Scent For Her', I feel more confident, attractive, and seductive - it's the perfect fragrance for a date.

Anna Ewers

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I love '50s music, all that stuff from the '50s.

Steve Jones

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I don't have a college degree, and my father didn't have a college degree, so when my son, Zachary, graduated from college, I said, 'My boy's got learnin'!'

Robin Williams

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I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.

Michael Phelps

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When a nation has just emerged from the throes of a great civil warfare, where section was arrayed against section, class against class, two things are to be done: First, the work of reconstruction is to be effected; Secondly, a willingness for the proper acceptance of the issue's decision is to be created.

Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II

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If there was no faith there would be no living in this world. We could not even eat hash with any safety.

Josh Billings

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Europe became rich because it exploited Africa; and the Africans know that.

Desmond Tutu

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I don't have a lot of downtime.

Dean Norris

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Not many people know this, but when Yes first started doing club dates back in 1968, '69, we did a few tracks from 'The Magic Garden' album in our set. We just loved the harmonies that the 5th Dimension had as well.

Chris Squire

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In my opinion the greatest advantage we can at present expect from our Navy; for at this early period We can not expect to have a Navy to cope with the British.

William Whipple

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