"I think of those who were truly great.……" — Stephen Spender
"I think of those who were truly great. The names of those who in their lives fought for life, Who wore at their hearts the fire's center."
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26 Quotes by Stephen Spender
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When a child, my dreams rode on your wishes, I was your son, high on your horse, My mind a…
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The greatest poets are those with memories so great that they extend beyond their strongest experiences to their minutest observations…
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I'm struggling at the end to get out of the valley of hectoring youth, journalistic middle age, imposture, moneymaking, public…
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I think continually of those who were truly great...Born of the sun they traveled a short while towards the sun,…
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Paul Valery speaks of the 'une ligne donnee' of a poem. One line is given to the poet by God…
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Although Poets are vain and ambitious, their vanity and ambition are of the purest kind attainable in this world. They…
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There is a certain justice in criticism. The critic is like a midwife — a tyrannical midwife.
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The greatest of all human delusions is that there is a tangible goal, and not just direction towards an ideal…
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I think continually of those who were truly great.
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So i learned both to accept myself and to aim beyond myself
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If Rilke cut himself shaving, he would bleed poetry.
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If you get to a certain age, all people want to know about you is people you knew. ...An American…
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The center that I cannot find is known to my unconscious mind.
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PLease, do not visualize that we exist above you such as in heaven. The concepts above and below are products…
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Worry is a cycle of inefficient thoughts whirling around a center of fear.
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The World Trade Center site will forever hold a special place in our city, in our hearts. But we would…
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