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David Whyte Quotes

The thing about great poetry is we have no defenses against it Picture Quote #1

You must learn one thing. The world was made to be free in. Give up all the other worlds Except the one in which you belong Picture Quote #1

There is no house like the house of belonging Picture Quote #1

The courageous conversation is the one you don’t want to have Picture Quote #1

There are many tough conversations, but one of the most difficult is between a parent and an adolescent daughter, partly because as a parent we are almost always attempting to relate to someone who is no longer there Picture Quote #1

To admit regret is to understand that we are fallible - that there are powers beyond us. To admit regret is to lose control not only of a difficult past but of the very story we tell about our present. To admit sincere and abiding regret is one of our greatest but unspoken contemporary sins Picture Quote #1

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In the poetic tradition, the heart’s affections are indeed holy, and if organizations are asking for people’s hearts and minds, they are asking in a way for their holy and hidden affections at the same time Picture Quote #1

To feel abandoned is to deny the intimacy of your surroundings Picture Quote #1

Silence is like a cradle holding our endeavors and our will; a silent spaciousness sustains us in our work and at the same time connects us to larger worlds that, in the busyness of our daily struggle to achieve, we have not yet investigated. Silence is the soul’s break for freedom Picture Quote #1

We’re moving toward the kind of work world which has less security. But we hope it has more creativity and possibility of real engagement Picture Quote #1

Poetry is a street fighter. It has sharp elbows. It can look after itself. Poetry can’t be used for manipulation; it’s why you never see good poetry in advertising Picture Quote #1

Courage is the measure of our heartfelt participation with life, with another, with a community, a work, a future Picture Quote #1

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When I recite poems onstage, I put myself into the very personal struggle and it grants tremendous perspective. At the same time you get another perspective on the poem you’re reciting Picture Quote #1

To regret fully is to appreciate how high the stakes are in even the average human life; fully experienced, it turns our eyes, attentive and alert, to a future possibly lived better than our past Picture Quote #1

We shape our self to fit this world and by the world are shaped again Picture Quote #1

Honesty lies in understanding our close and necessary relationship with not wanting to hear the truth Picture Quote #1

Regret is a short, evocative and achingly beautiful word: an elegy to lost possibilities even in its brief annunciation Picture Quote #1

It is difficult to be creative and enthusiastic about anything for which we do not feel affection Picture Quote #1

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By definition, poetry works with qualities and dynamics that mainstream society is reluctant to face head-on. It’s an interesting phenomenon that by necessity, poetry is just below the radar Picture Quote #1

Being young and trying to catch a glimpse of the depths, of the true self, of the soul, or whatever human beings have called it over the centuries, we often find ourselves surrounded by bossy, hectoring voices trying to short-circuit our personal experience by super-imposing their own disappointments. Much of this bossiness masquerades as an education Picture Quote #1

All of our great traditions, religious, contemplative and artistic, say that you must a learn how to be alone - and have a relationship with silence. It is difficult, but it can start with just the tiniest quiet moment Picture Quote #1

I love the best of all the traditions. My discipline is the take-no-prisoners language of good poetry, but a language that actually frees us from prejudice, no matter what religion or political persuasion they are. I try to create a river-like discourse. The river is not political, it’s not on your side or against you. It’s an invitation into the onward flow Picture Quote #1

Poetry gives us courage and sets us straight with the world. Poems are great companions and friends Picture Quote #1

A soul-based workplace asks things of me that I didn’t even know I had. It’s constantly telling me that I belong to something large in the world Picture Quote #1

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We learn, grow and become compassionate and generous as much through exile as homecoming, as much through loss as gain, as much through giving things away as in receiving what we believe to be our due Picture Quote #1

To remember the other world in this world is to live in your true inheritance Picture Quote #1

Honesty allows us to live with not knowing. We do not know the full story; we do not know where we are in the story. We do not know who, ultimately, is at fault or who will carry the blame in the end Picture Quote #1

Honesty is reached through the doorway of grief and loss Picture Quote #1

There are millions of people living Thoreau’s life of quiet desperation, and they do not have the language to escape from that desperation Picture Quote #1

Sometimes you have to make a complete disaster of your life in such an epic way that it will be absolutely clear to you what you’ve been doing Picture Quote #1

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The thing about great poetry is we have no defenses against it (David Whyte Quotes) You must learn one thing. The world was made to be free in. Give up all the other worlds Except the one in which you belong (David Whyte Quotes) There is no house like the house of belonging (David Whyte Quotes) The courageous conversation is the one you don’t want to have (David Whyte Quotes) There are many tough conversations, but one of the most difficult is between a parent and an adolescent daughter, partly because as a parent we are almost always attempting to relate to someone who is no longer there. (David Whyte Quotes) To admit regret is to understand that we are fallible - that there are powers beyond us. To admit regret is to lose control not only of a difficult past but of the very story we tell about our present. To admit sincere and abiding regret is one of our greatest but unspoken contemporary sins. (David Whyte Quotes) In the poetic tradition, the heart’s affections are indeed holy, and if organizations are asking for people’s hearts and minds, they are asking in a way for their holy and hidden affections at the same time. (David Whyte Quotes) To feel abandoned is to deny the intimacy of your surroundings (David Whyte Quotes) Silence is like a cradle holding our endeavors and our will; a silent spaciousness sustains us in our work and at the same time connects us to larger worlds that, in the busyness of our daily struggle to achieve, we have not yet investigated. Silence is the soul’s break for freedom. (David Whyte Quotes) We’re moving toward the kind of work world which has less security. But we hope it has more creativity and possibility of real engagement. (David Whyte Quotes) Poetry is a street fighter. It has sharp elbows. It can look after itself. Poetry can’t be used for manipulation; it’s why you never see good poetry in advertising. (David Whyte Quotes) Courage is the measure of our heartfelt participation with life, with another, with a community, a work, a future. (David Whyte Quotes) When I recite poems onstage, I put myself into the very personal struggle and it grants tremendous perspective. At the same time you get another perspective on the poem you’re reciting. (David Whyte Quotes) To regret fully is to appreciate how high the stakes are in even the average human life; fully experienced, it turns our eyes, attentive and alert, to a future possibly lived better than our past. (David Whyte Quotes) We shape our self to fit this world and by the world are shaped again (David Whyte Quotes) Honesty lies in understanding our close and necessary relationship with not wanting to hear the truth. (David Whyte Quotes) Regret is a short, evocative and achingly beautiful word: an elegy to lost possibilities even in its brief annunciation. (David Whyte Quotes) It is difficult to be creative and enthusiastic about anything for which we do not feel affection (David Whyte Quotes) By definition, poetry works with qualities and dynamics that mainstream society is reluctant to face head-on. It’s an interesting phenomenon that by necessity, poetry is just below the radar (David Whyte Quotes) Being young and trying to catch a glimpse of the depths, of the true self, of the soul, or whatever human beings have called it over the centuries, we often find ourselves surrounded by bossy, hectoring voices trying to short-circuit our personal experience by super-imposing their own disappointments. Much of this bossiness masquerades as an education (David Whyte Quotes) All of our great traditions, religious, contemplative and artistic, say that you must a learn how to be alone - and have a relationship with silence. It is difficult, but it can start with just the tiniest quiet moment (David Whyte Quotes) I love the best of all the traditions. My discipline is the take-no-prisoners language of good poetry, but a language that actually frees us from prejudice, no matter what religion or political persuasion they are. I try to create a river-like discourse. The river is not political, it’s not on your side or against you. It’s an invitation into the onward flow. (David Whyte Quotes) Poetry gives us courage and sets us straight with the world. Poems are great companions and friends. (David Whyte Quotes) A soul-based workplace asks things of me that I didn’t even know I had. It’s constantly telling me that I belong to something large in the world (David Whyte Quotes) We learn, grow and become compassionate and generous as much through exile as homecoming, as much through loss as gain, as much through giving things away as in receiving what we believe to be our due. (David Whyte Quotes) To remember the other world in this world is to live in your true inheritance (David Whyte Quotes) Honesty allows us to live with not knowing. We do not know the full story; we do not know where we are in the story. We do not know who, ultimately, is at fault or who will carry the blame in the end. (David Whyte Quotes) Honesty is reached through the doorway of grief and loss (David Whyte Quotes) There are millions of people living Thoreau’s life of quiet desperation, and they do not have the language to escape from that desperation. (David Whyte Quotes) Sometimes you have to make a complete disaster of your life in such an epic way that it will be absolutely clear to you what you’ve been doing. (David Whyte Quotes)

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