"And the second question, can poetry be taught? I didn't think so."

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Norman MacCaig

#Thinking Quotes #Taught Quotes #Poetry Is Quotes

“I have this idea that you can use glamour and still have it represent something that matters.”

Source : "Guru of celebrity kitsch turns to politics" by Vanessa Thorpe, www.theguardian.com. April 24, 2010.
“She was full of some strange energy that morning. Her every movement had purpose and life and she seemed to find satisfaction in every little thing.”
“I was so nervous before going out there”
“As a general rule, I would say that human beings never behave more badly toward one another than when they believe they are protecting God.”
“When something online is free, you're not the customer, you're the product.”

Source : Twitter post from Mar 21, 2012
“When in Boston, I shall be able to take you out to dinner, if not to bed. I should greatly prefer the latter, but I must accept my lot.”

Source : L. A. Meyer (2009). “Rapture of the Deep: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Soldier, Sailor, Mermaid, Spy”, p.78, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“Comparing [our] blessings [with others] is almost certain to drive out joy. We cannot be grateful and envious at the same time. If we truly want to have the Spirit of the Lord and experience joy and happiness, we should rejoice in our blessings and be grateful.”
“Basically, I was always very interested in comedy, but I was much more sort of academic. And then, after college, loaded with my art history degree, I decided to go work at Comedy Central as a temp.”

Source : "Comedian Jessi Klein Plays Not My Job Listen". "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!" with Peter Sagal, www.npr.org. April 8, 2011.

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