“If you feel alienated from people around you, it's because no one tries to understand you.” Quote by Robert Smith
“From the War for Independence to today in Iraq and Afghanistan, I am inspired by the courage, professionalism and patriotism of our men and women in uniform.” MenWarTodayMen And WomenIndependenceInspiredIraqAfghanistanUniformsProfessionalism Author:Tim Ryan
“I still believe in this country, that it can fulfill the destiny Blake and Whitman envisioned. I still believe in American poetry.” BelieveStillsCountryDestinyI Still BelieveBlakeAmerican Poetry Author:Philip Levine
“My earliest poems were a way of talking to somebody. I suppose to myself.” WayTalkingWay Of Talking Author:Philip Levine
“Corruption is subtle, just like the Bible said. Many young poets have come to me and asked, How am I gonna make it? They feel, and often with considerable justice, that they are being overlooked while others with less talent are out there making careers for themselves. I always give the same advice. I say, Do it the hard way, and you’ll always feel good about yourself. You write because you have to, and you get this unbelievable satisfaction from doing it well. Try to live on that as long as you’re able.” WayGivingFeelsWritingTryingWellsLongSaidHardAbleYoungJusticeCareersAdviceTalentPoetSatisfactionCorruptionFeel GoodSubtleAbout YourselfUnbelievableOverlookedHard Way Author:Philip Levine
“I have auditory hallucinations, I hear voices saying derogatory things, like I'm terrible and I'm going to die, and they're usually worse in the afternoon.” DiesVoiceTerribleAfternoonHallucinationsDerogatoryAuditory Author:Brian Wilson
“The things that keep nagging at you are the ones worth exploring.” ExploringNagging Author:Evan Williams
“Define the limits of your vision: Having this, you will not be poorer Than a man who rules a dukedom.” MenSuccessVisionLimits Author:Su Shi
“The Jew is neither a newcomer nor an alien in this country or on this continent; his Americanism is as original and ancient as that of any race or people with the exception of the American Indian and other aborigines. He came in the caravels of Columbus, and he knocked at the gates of New Amsterdam only thirty-five years after the Pilgrim Fathers stepped ashore on Plymouth Rock.” PeopleYearsCountryReligionFatherRaceFiveRocksOriginalsAncientJewAliensIndianThirtyFive YearsExceptionGatesContinentsPilgrimAmerican IndianColumbusAmsterdamAmericanismNewcomersPlymouthPlymouth Rock Book:The American Spirit Source: The American Spirit