The poem has a social effect of some kind whether or not the poet wills it to have. It has a kenetic… — Denise Levertov Copy Share Image
Most of the pollution in the water already is dead animal and plant matter and building debris, ... good stagnant nursery for mosquitoes. — James Wright Copy Share Image
Failure can only exist from stagnant perceptions. Everything is a process of learning and if you learn something useful, you have success. — Michael Arndt Copy Share Image
Sometimes we push ourselves. We take a workout and we use it as a way to crack open our shell, let the… — Lauren Fleshman Copy Share Image
But these few are the salt of the earth; without them, human life would become a stagnant pool. Not only is it… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Suppose a number of equal waves of water to move upon the surface of a stagnant lake, with a certain constant velocity,… — Thomas Young Copy Share Image
Politics thrives on simple, clean messages, something that played to Obama's advantage in 2008. Stagnant unemployment and the loss of America's AAA… — John Sununu Copy Share Image
At the time, I was in L.A., just auditioning and hoping to land a part, dramatic or comedic. I started to feel… — Nasim Pedrad Copy Share Image
Man is a luxury loving animal. Take away play, fancies, and luxuries, and you will turn man into a dull, sluggish creature,… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
In the process of making the record, I was just so bored all the time working whatever stupid job. I felt like… — Josh Jones Copy Share Image
The individual who cultivates grievances, and who is perpetually exacting explanations of his assumed wrongs, can only be ignored, and left to… — Lilian Whiting Copy Share Image
And you're figuring out who you are, and you haven't yet become stagnant in your thinking. You haven't solidified. And one thing… — Lauren Myracle Copy Share Image
As far as I'm concerned, it's a damned shame that a field as potentially dynamic and vital as journalism should be overrun… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
The eastern light our spires touch at morning, The light that slants upon our western doors at evening, The twilight over stagnant… — T. S. Eliot Copy Share Image
I am an innovator. This is a term of distinction, a term of honor, rather than something to hide or apologize for.… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
“In History, stagnant waters, whether they be stagnant waters of custom or those of despotism, harbour no life; life is dependent on… — Herbert Read Copy Share Image
Behind the cameras, there's a different problem, which I think is not unconscious gender bias. It's probably categorized more as conscious gender… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
I always want to do the best that I can with the opportunities that God has given me. The only way that… — Don Shula Copy Share Image
Safety lies in tending towards our highest and not in resting content with an inferior potentiality… To rest in or follow after… — Sri Aurobindo Copy Share Image
Whenever commandments are given they create difficulties for people, because by the time they are given they are already out of date.… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“The less you move on the ground the more the world moves around.” — Ana Claudia Antunes Copy Share Image
Idleness is emptiness; the tree in which the sap is stagnant, remains fruitless. — Hosea Ballou Copy Share Image
You have a choice, it's either you move on and be happy or stay stagnant and be lonely. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The same energy not allowed to move becomes stagnant, stale, creates sadness — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“Comfort...was the key ingredient to making the prisoner crave the prison.” — Ashim Shanker Copy Share Image
I think the Catholic and Protestant churches have become very stagnant. — Sally Quinn Copy Share Image
Slater soaks into the mind as water into low and marshy places, where it becomes stagnant and offensive. — Confucius Copy Share Image
I've seen a lot of my friends go through different reality shows, and they just get caught up in a lot of… — Will Champlin Copy Share Image
I like to work. I don't like to have lulls. I feel like it makes me lazy and uncreative, and that's when… — Sasha Grey Copy Share Image
A thought crossed his mind: How do you make poor people feel wealthy when wages are stagnant? You give them cheap loans. — Michael Lewis Copy Share Image
The moment a man ceases to progress, to grow higher, wider and deeper, then his life becomes stagnant. — Orison S. Marden Copy Share Image
The day we stop exploring is the day we commit ourselves to live in a stagnant world, devoid of curiosity, empty of… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
If you're not learning, then you're stagnant. If you're stagnant, then you're not evolving and the business isn't progressing. — Seth Rollins Copy Share Image
Accumulated wealth is saved by spending just as incoming fresh water is saved by letting out stagnant water. — Chanakya Copy Share Image
The waves were dead; the tides were in their grave, The moon, their mistress, had expir'd before; The winds were wither'd in… — Lord Byron Copy Share Image
Words taken literally or held as ultimate truth can keep us stagnant and stuck, holding on to old ideologies. I now know… — Anita Moorjani Copy Share Image
“But when they changed their plans time and time again, the dates became confused, the periods were mislaid, and one day seemed… — Gabriel García Márquez Copy Share Image
Our economy continues to struggle with slow economic growth, high unemployment and stagnant wages. "Obama care's" raising costs. That's making it harder… — John Boehner Copy Share Image
