"I took my vow to poetry; this is where I'm going to be. These are my people; this is my tribe. This is where I'm going to put my energy."

--

Source : Source: logosjournal.com

Anne Waldman

#People Quotes #Energy Quotes #Tribes Quotes

“I always think of it like this: Rather than be the sun to someone and light up everything around them, I want to be the moon and light the way just a little in front of them when they are lost or uncertain in the darkness, and always be there with them when they look up. Thatâ€™s my way of living.”
“The British feel of blues has been hard, rather than emotional. Far too much emphasis on 12 bar, too little attention to words, far too little originality.”
“The more you respect and focus on the singular and the strange, the more you become aware of the universal and infinite.”

Source : Gail Godwin, Shannon Ravenel (1985). “The Best American short stories, 1985”, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“The Negro has been here in America since 1619, a total of 344 years. He is not going anywhere else; this country is his home. He wants to do his part to help make his city, state, and nation a better place for everyone, regardless of color and race.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Readers may be divided into four classes: 1) Sponges, who absorb all that they read and return it in nearly the same state, only a little dirtied. 2) Sand-glasses, who retain nothing and are content to get through a book for the sake of getting through the time. 3) Strain-bags, who retain merely the dregs of what they read. 4) Mogul diamonds, equally rare and valuable, who profit by what they read, and enable others to profit by it also”
“Sometimes the hardest journeys are the ones that begin with little hope. But we need to take them anyway.”
“You live but once; you might as well be amusing.”
“I love being outside and getting fresh air.”

You may also like: