"I'm always doing poems from a place of not-knowing, a place of ignorance in a way."

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Source : Nashville Review Interview, as.vanderbilt.edu. December 1, 2012.

Alison Hawthorne Deming

#Ignorance Quotes #Knowing Quotes #Not Knowing Quotes

“The whole thing is this: If you don't use just basic grammar, if you don't get the language down, you're not going to have access to a tool that people use as a weapon against you. The only reason I was never taught to read and write was because it was easier for them to lead me. But the second I learned to read and write, I began to lead myself.”

Source : Interview with Barbara Stahura, www.sharedhost.progressive.org. January 31, 2003.
“The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.”
“I hated roses. I hated them for being so trite, so clichÃ©d, a default, all-purpose flower that said I love you, I'm sorry, and get well soon. Give me peonies and tulips, orchids or gardenia. Those were flowers with character.”
“If people are coming to work excited. . . if they're making mistakes freely and fearlessly. . . if they're having fun. . . if they're concentrating on doing things rather than preparing reports and going to meetings-then somewhere you have leaders.”
“No other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender. I propose to move immediately upon your works.”
“Some of the power has shifted from companies to people. Using social media tools (blogs, wikis, tagging, etc.) more individuals are creating semi-spontaneous 'groundswells' of opinions to which companies and other institutions are realizing they must respond. From marketing to consumers organizations are being pulled into engaging with individuals.”
“A library is the first step of a thousand journeys, portal to a thousand worlds.”
“I crave your mouth, your voice, your hair....”

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