"In the arts, in places where you're not going to save lives or save species, I think there's no reason to play ball. I can't imagine a serious poet who would want to write or perform for most recent inauguration. I'd be very surprised if there were an inaugural poem, and I can't really imagine what that would be."

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Stephen Burt

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“Touch it gently, put two fingers inside, make sure it's wet & rub up & down. Yep that's how you wash a cup!”
“I realized that a tree never says, "I have too many branches." It simply digs deeper roots, expands itself to catch more light, and extends itself in multiple directions so as not to be unevenly weighted.”
“The absolute worst thing that you ever can do, in my opinion, in bringing science to the general public, is be condescending or judgmental. It is so opposite to the way science needs to be brought forth.”
“Sometimes the only way to make palatable that which is appalling and apprehensive is to season it with some humor.”
“The biggest danger for a politician is to shake hands with a man who is physically stronger, has been drinking, and is voting for the other guy.”
“You should ask for a performance evaluation. Ask your boss, where do I stand? I need to know what I can do better and what I'm doing well.”

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“I'd love to have my own TV show, in the way that Julianna Margulies has 'The Good Wife,' or a lovely ensemble show, like 'Six Feet Under.”

Source : "Lara Pulver Talks Season Two of SHERLOCK, Making Her American TV Debut on TRUE BLOOD, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. May 3, 2012.
“I am thrilled to be 31, still running and having my daughter watch me even if it is on TV.”

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