"You should always be trying to write a poem you are unable to write, a poem you lack the technique, the language, the courage to achieve. Otherwise you're merely imitating yourself, going nowhere, because that's always easiest."

-- John Berryman

#Writing Quotes #Trying Quotes #Technique Quotes

“O, beautiful and grand, My own, my native land! Of thee I boast: Great empire of the west, The dearest and the best, Made up of all the rest, I love thee most.”

Source : Abraham Coles (1880). “The microcosm, and other poems”
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“Creating open teamwork is the best way to encourage innovation.”
“I was still searching for someone to blame for my suffering. I really wanted someone to transfer my hate to, so that I could stop hating myself.”
“Algebra reverses the relative importance of the factors in ordinary language.”
“We've got some Democrats who are actually Tea Partiers right now. We need to build coalitions with them.”
“Cate Blanchett is somebody who I could watch do anything. I love what an extraordinary chameleon she can be. There's something about the way she bends and transforms that feels otherworldly to me.”
“I don't really follow market research. In the end, I respond to my own instincts.”

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