"The number of people writing poems is vast, and their reasons for doing so are many, that much can be surmised from the stacks of submissions."

-- Mark Strand

#Writing Quotes #Numbers Quotes #People Quotes

“I draw the line in the dust and toss the gauntlet before the feet of tyranny, and I say segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.”

Source : First Inaugural Speech as Governor of Alabama, January 1963.
“You say you love rain, but you use an umbrella to walk under it. You say you love sun, but you seek shelter when it is shining. You say you love wind, but when it comes you close your windows. So that's why I'm scared when you say you love me.”
“When it comes to skin care, I like to keep things simple. I'm not the type of person who runs out to have facials.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I am Cuban, my parents are Cuban, and I was not adopted.”
“Men live, and then they die. It is the quality of the process of living which matters, that and that alone.”
“Since 2001, people have been scared. There's been some really scary stuff that's been happening - 9/11, Iraq, Afghanistan, Katrina, anthrax letters, D.C. sniper, global warming, global financial meltdown, bird flu, swine flu, SARS. I think people really feel like the system's breaking down.”
“Why one picture stands out among many others is always a mystery. In the beginning the subject is never quite known, but in the course of working something shows up on the film or in the print that speaks to me. I can never predict when this will happen. However, when it does there is an excitement - there is the ecstasy of recognition. And this is one of the things that keeps me going.”
“In short stories there's more permission to be elliptical. You can have image-logic, or it's almost like a poem in that you can come to a lot of meanings within a short space.”

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