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Poets Quotes

Ageism,’ or whatever you want to call it, is a very English phenomenon. You don’t get it too much in many other cultures. And no one says it about authors or poets or filmmakers. ‘Oh, they’re too old to make films or write books.’ Picture Quote #1

In its famous paradox, the equation of money and excrement, psychoanalysis becomes the first science to state what common sense and the poets have long known - that the essence of money is in its absolute worthlessness Picture Quote #1

I definitely have favorite books by favorite poets, but poets’ books also vary. I could like some books, but not like another book Picture Quote #1

Maybe the example of Southern fiction writing has been so powerful that Southern poets have sort of keyed themselves to that Picture Quote #1

It is the spirit of the poets that gives the soldiers strength to fight Picture Quote #1

Language becomes a prison house only poets can escape...if we do not reject any strict distinctions between ordinary usage and figures of speech Picture Quote #1

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Thanks partly to the kind of poets that we now have and partly to funding, there’s been a gigantic shift in the way poetry is perceived... Poems on the Underground, poets in schools, football clubs, zoos Picture Quote #1

But in a lot of ways my poems are very conventional, and it’s no big deal for me to write a poem in either free verse or strict form; modern poets can, and do, do both Picture Quote #1

Freedom is slavery some poets tell us. Enslave yourself to the right leader’s truth, Christ’s or Karl Marx’, and it will set you free Picture Quote #1

Not everyone who drinks is a poet. Some of us drink because we’re not poets Picture Quote #1

You don’t necessarily have to write to be a poet. Some people work in gas stations and they’re poets. I don’t call myself a poet, because I don’t like the word. I’m a trapeze artist Picture Quote #1

When I hear Khmer poets, when they recite their poems, I know what they’re talking about, I get it right away Picture Quote #1

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Imagination does not breed insanity. Exactly what does breed insanity is reason. Poets do not go mad, but chess players do Picture Quote #1

If God made poets for anything, it was to keep alive the traditions of the pure, the holy, and the beautiful Picture Quote #1

Poetry is not a silent art. The poem must perform, unaided, in its reader’s head. Educated readers give themselves a good performance. Educated listeners compare performance with text and with other performances. Good poets use the full resources of language Picture Quote #1

Take time for good books; time to absorb the thoughts of poets and philosophers, seers and prophets Picture Quote #1

Knowledge and increase of enduring joy From the great Nature that exists in works Of mighty Poets Picture Quote #1

Gascoigne, Ben Jonson, Greville, Raleigh, Donne, Poets who wrote great poems, one by one, And spaced by many years, each line an act Through which few labor, which no men retract. This passion is the scholar’s heritage Picture Quote #1

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The record of poetry in the 20th century isn’t all that great anyway. Most of the poets who weren’t fascists were Stalinists Picture Quote #1

Nearly all men and women are poetical, to some extent, but very few can be called poets. There are great poets, small poets, and men and women who make verses. But all are not poets, nor even good versifiers. Poetasters are plentiful, but real poets are rare. Education can not make a poet, though it may polish and develop one Picture Quote #1

The great poets have sympathized with the people. They have uttered in all ages the human cry. Unbought by gold, unawed by power, they have lifted high the torch that illuminates the world Picture Quote #1

Like the seasons of the year, like history, truth also repeats itself. But we seldom recognize it when great poets or true artists - the prophets and the priests of our day - present it to us in garments spick and span, following the fashion of the age, the slant of its fancy, the turn and temper of its mind Picture Quote #1

I’m from Chicago, so the Chicago working-class poets still mean a great deal to me Picture Quote #1

There are many unspeakable words, forgotten, or forbidden.Great thanks to the poets who make them all become reachable Picture Quote #1

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I love art, and it plays a huge role in my life. It’s definitely one of my greatest joys, and I’m a bit fanatical about certain painters and poets and musicians and sculptors Picture Quote #1

When it comes to writers and poets, for me it’s Vinicius de Moraes. He’s one of the greatest lyricists ever Picture Quote #1

Mysticism, in the narrow sense, implies a specific experience which is foreign to most poets and most men, but on the other hand, it represents an instinct which is a human sine qua non Picture Quote #1

There is an extraordinary degree of amity among Washington poets. They hang together. You would be hard pressed to find that in Manhattan Picture Quote #1

It’s hard to put into words. Gorillas are not complainers. We’re dreamers, poets, philosophers, nap takers Picture Quote #1

Poets, for example, are generally considered starry-eyed and sensitive, but only by those who have never encountered one Picture Quote #1

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Ageism,’ or whatever you want to call it, is a very English phenomenon. You don’t get it too much in many other cultures. And no one says it about authors or poets or filmmakers. ‘Oh, they’re too old to make films or write books.’ (Poets Quotes) In its famous paradox, the equation of money and excrement, psychoanalysis becomes the first science to state what common sense and the poets have long known - that the essence of money is in its absolute worthlessness. (Poets Quotes) I definitely have favorite books by favorite poets, but poets’ books also vary. I could like some books, but not like another book. (Poets Quotes) Maybe the example of Southern fiction writing has been so powerful that Southern poets have sort of keyed themselves to that. (Poets Quotes) It is the spirit of the poets that gives the soldiers strength to fight (Poets Quotes) Language becomes a prison house only poets can escape...if we do not reject any strict distinctions between ordinary usage and figures of speech. (Poets Quotes) Thanks partly to the kind of poets that we now have and partly to funding, there’s been a gigantic shift in the way poetry is perceived... Poems on the Underground, poets in schools, football clubs, zoos. (Poets Quotes) But in a lot of ways my poems are very conventional, and it’s no big deal for me to write a poem in either free verse or strict form; modern poets can, and do, do both. (Poets Quotes) Freedom is slavery some poets tell us. Enslave yourself to the right leader’s truth, Christ’s or Karl Marx’, and it will set you free. (Poets Quotes) Not everyone who drinks is a poet. Some of us drink because we’re not poets. (Poets Quotes) You don’t necessarily have to write to be a poet. Some people work in gas stations and they’re poets. I don’t call myself a poet, because I don’t like the word. I’m a trapeze artist. (Poets Quotes) When I hear Khmer poets, when they recite their poems, I know what they’re talking about, I get it right away. (Poets Quotes) Imagination does not breed insanity. Exactly what does breed insanity is reason. Poets do not go mad, but chess players do. (Poets Quotes) If God made poets for anything, it was to keep alive the traditions of the pure, the holy, and the beautiful. (Poets Quotes) Poetry is not a silent art. The poem must perform, unaided, in its reader’s head. Educated readers give themselves a good performance. Educated listeners compare performance with text and with other performances. Good poets use the full resources of language. (Poets Quotes) Take time for good books; time to absorb the thoughts of poets and philosophers, seers and prophets. (Poets Quotes) Knowledge and increase of enduring joy From the great Nature that exists in works Of mighty Poets (Poets Quotes) Gascoigne, Ben Jonson, Greville, Raleigh, Donne, Poets who wrote great poems, one by one, And spaced by many years, each line an act Through which few labor, which no men retract. This passion is the scholar’s heritage (Poets Quotes) The record of poetry in the 20th century isn’t all that great anyway. Most of the poets who weren’t fascists were Stalinists. (Poets Quotes) Nearly all men and women are poetical, to some extent, but very few can be called poets. There are great poets, small poets, and men and women who make verses. But all are not poets, nor even good versifiers. Poetasters are plentiful, but real poets are rare. Education can not make a poet, though it may polish and develop one. (Poets Quotes) The great poets have sympathized with the people. They have uttered in all ages the human cry. Unbought by gold, unawed by power, they have lifted high the torch that illuminates the world. (Poets Quotes) Like the seasons of the year, like history, truth also repeats itself. But we seldom recognize it when great poets or true artists - the prophets and the priests of our day - present it to us in garments spick and span, following the fashion of the age, the slant of its fancy, the turn and temper of its mind. (Poets Quotes) I’m from Chicago, so the Chicago working-class poets still mean a great deal to me (Poets Quotes) There are many unspeakable words, forgotten, or forbidden.Great thanks to the poets who make them all become reachable. (Poets Quotes) I love art, and it plays a huge role in my life. It’s definitely one of my greatest joys, and I’m a bit fanatical about certain painters and poets and musicians and sculptors. (Poets Quotes) When it comes to writers and poets, for me it’s Vinicius de Moraes. He’s one of the greatest lyricists ever. (Poets Quotes) Mysticism, in the narrow sense, implies a specific experience which is foreign to most poets and most men, but on the other hand, it represents an instinct which is a human sine qua non. (Poets Quotes) There is an extraordinary degree of amity among Washington poets. They hang together. You would be hard pressed to find that in Manhattan. (Poets Quotes) It’s hard to put into words. Gorillas are not complainers. We’re dreamers, poets, philosophers, nap takers. (Poets Quotes) Poets, for example, are generally considered starry-eyed and sensitive, but only by those who have never encountered one. (Poets Quotes)

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