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Inspirational Quotes by William Stafford
- A poem is a serious joke, a truth that has learned jujitsu.
- A writer is someone who has found a process that will bring about new things.
- I'll be Pavlov, you be the dog.
- The greatest ownership of all is to glance around and understand.
- And the things you know before you hear them; these are you and the reason you are in the world.
- When the snake decided to go straight, he didn't get anywhere.
- It's love,' they say. You touch the right one and a whole half of the universe wakes up, a new half.
- You were aimed from birth: you will never be alone... The whole wide world pours down.
- A writer is not so much someone who has something to say as he is someone who has found a process that will bring about…
- An owl sound wandered along the road with me. I didn't hear it--I breathed it into my ears.
- A speech is something you say so as to distract attention from what you do not say.
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- This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
- There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
- Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
- By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
- These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
- I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
- I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
- In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento