"In order for poetry to exist there has to be not-poetry to contrast it with."

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Elaine Equi

#Order Quotes #Contrast Quotes

“Riches do not come by crossing your fingers and walking through the day hoping. Riches and wealth comes from well-laid plans.”
“Gratitude is a virtue disposing the mind to an inward sense and an outward acknowledgment of a benefit received, together with a readiness to return the same, or the like, as occasions of the doer of it shall require, and the abilities of the receiver extend to. He who receives a good turn, should never forget it: he who does one, should never remember it.”
“A South Korean inventor has finally created the robot that mankind has been waiting for. Scientists who have been worried about the robot apocalypse can finally set aside their fears thanks to the new robot Drinky, machines are no longer going to enslave us. They're going to puke on our shoes.”
“Serving the emerging whole means paying attention to what's right here within my awareness, what's completely local, and surrendering to what's being asked of me now.”

Source : Peter M. Senge, C. Otto Scharmer, Joseph Jaworski, Betty Sue Flowers (2005). “Presence: An Exploration of Profound Change in People, Organizations, and Society”, p.228, Crown Business
“I don't need anyone to rectify my existence. The most profound relationship we will ever have is the one with ourselves.”
“It's hard enough to make a film without everyone saying, "Hang on, is this version as good as the one Kubrick would have made?" In peoples' minds they'll always think if Kubrick had done it it would be so much better. You don't need that extra stress.”

Source : Interview with Ryan Dombal, pitchfork.com. July 31, 2005.
“If you want to touch the hearts of people you can't do that with newspapers or with radio, you have to do it with TV.”
“Living together is an art.”

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