"A poet, to whom no one cruel and imposing listens, / Disdained by senates, whispers to your dust,"

-- Carolyn Kizer

#Dust Quotes #Poet Quotes

“There is also a great deal of behind-the-scenes pressure from political funders too. And by funders I don't just mean the fossil fuel industry. Many of those exerting pressure on our society to ignore climate change, oppose climate change legislation, and shut down efforts to develop a clean energy economy are doing so out of ideology, not just economics. In the simplest terms, many large industries don't want the government telling them what to do with their businesses and they don't want any restrictions on what they can and cannot do, which includes polluting our shared environment.”

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“The millions of dollars which we devote every year to high-school education are, for the most part, money spent for the retarding of intelligence, the discouragement of efficiency, the stunting of character.”
“No matter how successful you get, always send the elevator back down.”
“We are not here for the sake of possessions, or of power. Or of happiness, but we are here to transfigure the divine out of human spirit.”
“We must help the child to act for himself, will for himself, think for himself; this is the art of those who aspire to serve the spirit.”
“Let us never forget this: since the day of the air, the old frontiers are gone. When you think of the defense of England you no longer think of the chalk cliffs of Dover; you think of the Rhine. That is where our frontier lies.”
“When people use your brand name as a verb, that is remarkable.”
“I wish Iâ€™d done everything on Earth with you.”

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