"Poetry carries its history within it, and it is oral in origin. Its transmission was oral."

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Source : "Stamp of the three-footed molossus" by James Fenton, www.theguardian.com. July 19, 2002.

James Fenton

#Transmission Quotes

“I don't listen to much modern composition.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“People, you see... are ruthless and foolish. When they're young, in order to have money and power, they give up everything like health and youth. And when they get sick, become old, and have all the money and power... in order to find their health and youth again, they spend all of the wealth they've wasted so much energy and time to accumulate.”
“We love our Hohne Pool. We never have had a problem. My neighbor has one too. We both enjoy them very much, completely happy. We're both very pleased.”
“Lack of compliance is hindering the investigation.”
“Artists get to step outside their comfort zone a 'lil bit and we get some great songs!!”
“Careful economic research has shown public-sector workers receive a level of compensation, pension benefits, and retiree health coverage in excess of what comparable workers in the private sector enjoy. In some instances, the total premium can be 30 percent or higher.”
“There are individuals who have never done anything for Jesus Christ, and I have no doubt there are preachers as well, who have never done anything for the God Almighty.”
“A healthy body means a healthy mind. You get your heart rate up, and you get the blood flowing through your body to your brain. Look at Albert Einstein. He rode a bicycle. He was also an early student of Jazzercise. You never saw Einstein lift his shirt, but he had a six-pack under there.”

Source : "Steve Carell on How to Act Brilliant" by Nancy Miller, www.wired.com. April 21, 2008.

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