"Gascoigne, Ben Jonson, Greville, Raleigh, Donne, Poets who wrote great poems, one by one, And spaced by many years, each line an act Through which few labor, which no men retract. This passion is the scholar's heritage"

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Source : Yvor Winters (1963). “Collected Poems”

Yvor Winters

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“Dyslexia is a neurological issue, not a character flaw.”

Source : " 20 Must-See Docs Making Their TV Premieres This October" by Alison Willmore, www.indiewire.com. October 2, 2012.
“Donâ€™t let any emotional thought concerning success or failure, fame or gain, overtake you, and donâ€™t dwell upon them. Give up your personal shortcomings, such as foolish talk, distracting activities, and absentmindedness. Train in being totally gentle in all physical, verbal, or mental activities. Donâ€™t ponder the flaws of others; think instead of their good sides.”
“Playing Sgt, Trotter in 'The Mousetrap' is the same as playing Scripps in 'The History Boys,' in the sense that they're dream roles that I've always wanted to do. The fact they're letting me do this professionally and I'm getting paid for it, I find astonishing.”
“One-third of Americans have already been forced to change their lifestyle because their disposable income is gone. A guy can't go to the corner bar after a rough day at work to have a beer, that's gone to oil!”

Source : "Terry McAuliffe’s Green America: An Exclusive Interview". Interview with Natalia Brzezinski, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 15, 2011.
“I'll miss you most of all scarecrow.”
“The last 15 years, there has been no recorded warming. Contrary to all the theories that they are expounding, there should have been warming over the last 15 years. It hasn't happened.”
“My aim is to show that those governments that violate the rights of people by invoking the name of Islam have been misusing Islam.”
“My wife, Gayle, is a wonderful musician and singer. We share music, so it's a deep bond.”

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