"In a poem, the words happen; they just come. I let them. Otherwise, I wouldn't write. To interfere with what is happening is to distort the poem. Just a very small degree of intelligence and supervision is necessary. Very tactful. Any revision later that violates the text as it came, that begins rewriting the words, is fake."

-- Louis Dudek

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“The way you confront an organization like that is twofold. No. 1, you kill their militants. There is no room for discussion or negotiation when it comes to an ISIS or an Al Qaeda militant. They donâ€™t want anything concrete. And if you want nothing thatâ€™s measurable or concrete, there is nothing to talk about. You must be destroyed.”
“However small your garden, you must provide for two of the serious gardener's necessities, a tool shed and a compost heap. A wire bin takes up negligible space and can be concealed by shrubs, or you can make a small pit into which you sweep leaves and clippings, but try not to fall into it.”
“The success of the poem is determined not by how much the poet felt in writing it, but by how much the reader feels in reading it.”
“I learned at a young age to dribble with both hands, and that allows me to be more creative when I go against bigger and stronger opponents.”
“Those who wish well towards their friends disdain to please them with words which are not true.”
“Everyone fails. Everyone is constantly failing. It is all part of life, and especially this job of being an actor.”

Source : "Actor Diego Klattenhoff: On Knowing When to be Hard on Yourself and When to Let it Go". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“If our country is serious about reducing our dependency on foreign oil, we need to get serious about mobilizing the infrastructure necessary to distribute and dispense the next generation of fuels.”
“In America, now, let us - Christian, Jew, Muslim, agnostic, atheist, wiccan, whatever - fight nativism with the same strength and conviction that we fight terrorism. My faith calls on its followers to love one's enemies. A tall order, that - perhaps the tallest of all.”

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