A. R. Ammons Quotes

You have your identity when you find out, not what you can keep your mind on, but what you can't keep your mind off.

A. R. Ammons

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 18, 1926 - February 25, 2001

Topics

IdentityMindYouFindOutOff

No one ever tells you what the grieving process is going to be like. The process of losing a parent or ending a show or vocal injuries - they all bring on their own special breed of dismay... You just have to ride the wave. You don't have any other choice.

Steve Kazee

RideLosingEndingParentInjuries

I always wanted to teach dance. I didn't know I'd have a TV career.

Alyssa Edwards

DanceCareerKnowTeachAlwaysTV

No one wants to be lectured at.

Amanda de Cadenet

Wants

In societies no less than individuals, acknowledging our limitations may ultimately be more humane than denying them.

Steven Pinker

MoreLimitationsMayAcknowledging

I don't ascribe to any particular style or period.

Lisa Marie Presley

StylePeriodAnyParticularAscribe

I'm in this position where I can afford to wait, I'm lucky enough to be financially secure to not have to do anything that's thrown at me. You know the next couple of jobs are going to be pretty crucial in terms of how you're perceived by people. So I'm just waiting.

Dominic Monaghan

WaitingPeopleMeWaitEnoughYou

It's my whole life of being the little guy and having a little chip on my shoulder, from year to year trying to prove myself, and at the end of the day to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame is a very special honor for me.

Doug Flutie

LifeMyselfDayFootballCollegeMe

When you make giant things for people, they don't always fit; they're not always happy with something that's that big or that kind of outrageous compared to what they usually wear.

Chris March

HappyPeopleYouKindAlwaysBig

I wasn't always such a great fan of Shakespeare, mind you. I can guess we all at one time had it rammed down our necks at school, which tends to take the edge off it.

Christopher Eccleston

GreatTimeSchoolMindYouDown

I'm definitely gonna do another solo record at some point. 'Flamingo' wasn't just me dipping my toes in the water. I really loved it. It was successful, and that helps, but I love those songs, and I miss singing them.

Brandon Flowers

LoveWaterMeSingingLovedSolo

Practically, the desirable situation ought to be one in which any reasonably responsible person willing to accept available employment can find a job paying a living wage within 48 hours.

William Vickrey

JobFindSituationPersonLiving

Jamaica is more than just the 'brand' the world recognizes so well; it's a place of pride for the people who live here, its educational institutions, its sports achievements, its science and technology growth.

Portia Simpson-Miller

GrowthLiveTechnologyScienceWorld

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