Sacrifice Quote by Ada Limon Download Open image ““Here is my sacrifice: my hummingbird landing in a stranger’s palm.”” — Ada Limon ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Sacrifice
“..And where a neighbour bakes hummingbird cakes in the hope of bringing back a lost love.” — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“and birds in the hand such an irritating way of pecking your fingers, shitting in your palm, and then flying away.” — Stephen King Copy Share Image
“a bird no one wants. he’s mine. my bird of pain. he doesn’t sing. that bird swaying on the bough.” — Charles Bukowski Copy Share Image
“If only they let me, I'll go right into the dense forest where you can't find your way. And where the honey-sipping hummingbird rocks… — Rabindranath Tagore Copy Share Image
“Hummingbirds certainly communicate important things to humankind about our world_including the power, grace and beauty that can be found in a very small being.” — Leslie Forsberg Copy Share Image
“We don't kill for no reason. As he spoke, the hummingbird pulsed between his palms like a heartbeat, whirred into the air and flew.” — Madison Smartt Bell Copy Share Image
“Hope is that bird, which keeps humming into our ears that the success we seek, is attainable.” — Balroop Singh Copy Share Image
“Then I will not repine Knowing that bird of mine Though flown shall in a distant tree Bright melody for me Return.” — Emily Dickinson Copy Share Image
“The palm stands on the edge of space. The wind moves slowly in the branches. The bird's fire-fangled feathers dangle down.” — Wallace Stevens Copy Share Image
“Somewhere outside, a goldfinch was singing. Or maybe it was a song sparrow. My dad tried to teach me different kinds of bird songs,… — Jenny Han Copy Share Image
Precise, graceful, and generous, the poems in SuperLoop, seem to be born out of a deep, careful attention and a profound compassion. Sometimes the… — Ada Limon Copy Share Image
“My mother was born on Valentine’s Day and because of that, I have oddly always loved Valentine’s Day. I have friends who absolutely hate… — Ada Limon Copy Share Image
Language can also be play and music and beauty and desire and grief and rage and truth without always having to be message-driven or… — Ada Limon Copy Share Image
I have been writing. Even when I intend not to write, I find myself writing. I'm currently in a place where I should be… — Ada Limon Copy Share Image
I think, as poets, we are in the odd position of constantly defending our art form. Which is funny and also sort of invigorating,… — Ada Limon Copy Share Image
“I denied it, this new land. But love, I’ll concede this: whatever state you are, I’ll be that state’s bird, the loud, obvious blur… — Ada Limon Copy Share Image
“Think crucial hanging. Think crayon orange. There is one low, leaning heart-shaped globe left and dearest, can you tell, I am trying to love… — Ada Limon Copy Share Image
There's so much rage in the world now and I'm finding poems to be the place where I want to stay. I rage and… — Ada Limon Copy Share Image
“I wanted to be a hummingbird. It made sense to long for rapid wings and the ability to hover always— to be Huitzilopochtli taming… — Ada Limon Copy Share Image
“Now, there's a twisty summer storm outside, and I desire nothing but this storm to come. The calm voice on the TV tells us… — Ada Limon Copy Share Image
“I am not obsessing. I am just sitting here perforating this post-it with a push-pin.” — Ada Limon Copy Share Image
“Life is like that. You think you’re just slogging along and then something reminds you that just getting up in the morning and choosing… — Ada Limon Copy Share Image
“By so giving up, of course, it renews itself- that is the secret” — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
“Witnessing a selfless act brings tears to remind us how we should be treating others.” — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
Our young Marines of today are courageous, willing to make sacrifices, and are marvelous team players. I am confident our Corps, and indeed our… — James T. Conway Copy Share Image
Believe to the end, even if all men went astray and you were left the only one faithful; bring your offering even then and… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
“Think of all the males and females of the animal and plant world, all the opposites in every aspect of life. They all need… — Thomas Moore Copy Share Image
“I know a feeling like that only comes once in a lifetime, and I think you should follow your heart’s desires. I believe in… — Ahmad Ardalan Copy Share Image
Get rid of the idea that God wants you to sacrifice yourself for others, and that you can secure his favor by doing so;… — Wallace D. Wattles Copy Share Image
The sound man, immune as to a sacrifice of straw dogs, faces the passing human generations. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Some of us weren't born for rewards, Froi. We were born for sacrifices. — Melina Marchetta Copy Share Image
What is accurately portrayed is the rich humanity not just of Martin Luther King but of the movement, which was a multiracial movement. You… — Cornel West Copy Share Image