"Poetry is often generations in advance of the thought of its time."

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Source : Louise Bogan (1970). “A Poet's Alphabet: Reflections on the Literary Art and Vocation”, New York : McGraw-Hill

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“To take something from a person and keep it for oneself: that is robbery. To take something from one person and then turn it over to another in exchange for as much money as you can get: that is business. Robbery is so much more stupid, since it is satisfied with a single, frequently dangerous profit; whereas in business it can be doubled without danger.”

Source : "Garden of Tortures". Book by Octave Mirbeau, 1899.
“Older actresses apparently have no sense of humor about being older actresses.”
“Whenever I say goodbye its never for long because I believe in the power of love.”

Source : FaceBook post by Luther Vandross from Aug 29, 2015
“Control your fate or somebody else will”
“I can move around the way I want to. It's a beautiful thing. I don't know how long it'll last, but I'll certainly take advantage of it and try to be part of shifting and shaping the culture and preserving it.”
“I had thought I would hate being First Lady... I loved it.”

Source : Betty Ford, Chris Chase (1978). “The times of my life”, Ballantine Books
“There's nothing wrong with you. There's a lot wrong with the world you live in. And definitely get out of high school and make everyone sorry.”
“We are telling veterans they must sacrifice to pay for the pet projects and contracts to campaign donors of powerful members of Congress.”

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