"Genre/forms are institutional questions mainly. Like matter to MFA programs in terms of which workshop you can teach."

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Juliana Spahr

#Matter Quotes #Program Quotes #Form Quotes

“In the United States, the majority undertakes to supply a multitude of ready-made opinions for the use of individuals, who are thus relieved from the necessity of forming opinions of their own.”

Source : Alexis de Tocqueville (1840). “Democracy in America”, p.18
“Unfortunately, cancer is the number one killer of children in this country today, and it destroys not only these innocent victims, but their families as well.”
“In many cases, jobs that used to be done by people are going to be able to be done through automation. I don't have an answer to that. That's one of the more perplexing problems of society.”

Source : "Former Apple CEO John Sculley: the future of our health is in the cloud". Interview With Charles Arthur, www.theguardian.com. May 16, 2012.
“We are neither a regional power nor are the Balkans our sphere of influence. These are self-confident countries. We should be particularly thankful to Macedonia, a country that has taken on a very difficult task without profiting from it. Quite to the contrary: Instead of praise, there was criticism from the international media. The reason for our decision was that we were being massively overstretched - we had to stop the influx. Whether that also had a positive impact in Germany, that judgment must be made there.”
“The real battle is in choosing in the edit room. It's in how you contextualize information.”
“In these last few days, we were close because we were both mortal men. We saw the same sun and the same twilight, we felt the same pull of the earth beneath our feet. We drank together and broke bread together. We might have made love together, if you had only allowed such a thing. But thatâ€™s all changed. You have your youth, yes, and all the dizzying wonder that accompanies the miracle. But I still see death when I look at you. I know now I cannot be your companion, and you cannot be mine”
“Journalists immediately think of me as a resource for a quote or comment because they know that I will be available to offer fresh insight and meet their deadlines.”
“For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of sight.”

Source : Aeschylus, Hugh Lloyd-Jones (1970). “Oresteia”, p.50, Univ of California Press

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