"To live in mankind is far more than to live in a name."

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Source : Vachel Lindsay, Dennis Camp (1984). “The poetry of Vachel Lindsay: complete & with Lindsay's drawings”, Spoon River Poetry Pr

Vachel Lindsay

#Names Quotes #Identity Quotes #Mankind Quotes

“All of our survival is tied to the survival of everyone,”
“Give me a kiss, and to that kiss a score; Then to that twenty, add a hundred more: A thousand to that hundred: so kiss on, To make that thousand up a million. Treble that million, and when that is done, Let's kiss afresh, as when we first begun.”

Source : Robert Herrick (2003). “Selected Poems”, p.62, Taylor & Francis
“If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal.”
“The bedfellows politics made are never strange. It only seems that way to those who have not watched the courtship.”
“Am I ***** enough to hump a bedpost?" Mica asked. "Not quite yet. Should I consult with you first, Doctor?" Sarcasm lay thick and heavy in her voice. "I believe a consult would be a good idea." Ely nodded with mocking solemnity as Mica lifted herself onto the gurney. "You never know what you may end up hurting if the act isn't done properly.”
“Those in pursuit of Why are inspired to do what is right. Those in pursuit of What are driven to do what is easy.”
“...sometimes you have to put your fears in order...”
“I am a Marxist-Leninist and I will be one until the last day of my life.”

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