"We fill pre-existing forms and when we fill them we change them and are changed."

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Source : Frank Bidart (2017). “Half-light: Collected Poems 1965-2016”, p.275, Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Frank Bidart

#Form Quotes #Changed Quotes

“I've learned a few things from the tea party, both the political one and the one in Alice in Wonderland. From the first, I learned that you can make people angrily shuffle in roughly the same direction if you appeal to their beliefs in poorly defined ways. From the second, I learned that England has some sort of substance called treacle.”
“The American Constitution is remarkable for its simplicity; but it can only suffice a people habitually correct in their actions, and would be utterly inadequate to the wants of a different nation. Change the domestic habits of the Americans, their religious devotion, and their high respect for morality, and it will not be necessary to change a single letter in the Constitution in order to vary the whole form of their government.”

Source : Francis Grund (2007). “Americans”, p.307, Applewood Books
“I joined Arsenal to play with Robin van persie - not replace him”
“Please deal with the Radical Islamic Threat today.”
“Your Marines having been under my command for nearly six months, I feel that I can give you a discriminating report as to their excellent standing with their brothers of the army and their general good conduct.”
“Anybody can rise to a crisis and face a crushing tragedy with courage, but to meet the petty hazards of the day with a laugh- I really think that requires spirit!”

Source : Jean Webster (2016). “Daddy Long-Legs and Dear Enemy: Illustrated”, p.34, Jester House Publishing
“If general perception changes from seeing the glass as 'half-full' to seeing it as 'half empty' there are major innovative opportunities.”
“When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence. How can you love if you are not there?”

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