"I write poems from dreams pretty frequently. It's limiting to think the poem has to come from a sensical lyric "I" stating things clearly or dramatically. This whole course is trying to say there are millions of ways to approach writing a poem."

-- Matthea Harvey

#Dream Quotes #Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“I deeply regret to say that terrorism has become globalized: ' From New York to Mosul, from Damascus to Baghdad, from the Easternmost to the Westernmost parts of the world, from Al-Qaeda to Daesh'. The extremists of the world have found each other and have put out the call: 'extremists of the world unite'. But are we united against the extremists?”

Source : "Iran's Dinner Diplomacy" by Robin Wright, www.newyorker.com. September 26, 2014.
“Does the end justify the means? Or should it be, Do the ends justify the mean; do the extremes justify moderation?”
“The good news is that a competitive dollar in the global market and a strong dollar at home are compatible in both the long run and during the transition to a more competitive dollar.”
“I think I have a hard time expressing myself in my relationships. I use songs to tell people how I'm feeling. If I can't say 'I love you,' I'll write a song about it and hope that the person figures it out.”

Source : "Jenny Lewis' Five-Year Plan for Zero Insecurities". Interview with Justine Harman, www.elle.com. January 24, 2014.
“And all of these together, as much as any campaign the Marine Corps has ever pursued, have brought an unrelenting, never-ceasing pride to all of us who have ever claimed the title of United States Marine”
“The art and passion of reading well and deeply is waning, but [Jane] Austen still inspires people to become fanatical readers.”
“When we pay attention to nature's music, we find that everything on the Earth contributes to its harmony.”
“No people in the history of the world have ever been so misunderstood, so misjudged, and so cruelly maligned.”

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