"All emotions are the ore from which poetry may be sifted."

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Source : "Poetry & Drama, Volume II (Essay on Contemporary American Poetry)". Book edited by Harold Munro, 1914.

T. E. Hulme

#May Quotes #Emotion Quotes

“Government cannot make us equal; it can only recognize, respect, and protect us as equal before the law. That [affirmative action] programs may have been motivated, in part, by good intentions cannot provide refuge from the principle that under our Constitution, the government may not make distinctions on the basis of race.”

Source : Concurring in Adarand v. Pena, 515 U.S. 200, 1995.
“The real questions for parents should be: "Are you engaged? Are you paying attention?" If so, plan to make lots of mistakes and bad decisions. Imperfect parenting moments turn into gifts as our children watch us try to figure out what went wrong and how we can do better next time. The mandate is not to be perfect and raise happy children. Perfection doesn't exist, and I've found what makes children happy doesn't always prepare them to be courageous, engaged adults.”
“Why are we so full of restraint? Why do we not give in all directions? Is it fear of losing ourselves? Until we do lose ourselves there is no hope of finding ourselves.”
“When a generation talks just to itself, it becomes more filled with folly than it might have otherwise.”
“Why you exist, says Nietzsche with SÃ¸ren Kierkegaard, nobody in the world can tell you in advance; but since you do exist, try to give your existence a meaning by setting up for yourself as lofty and noble a goal as you can.”
“God has been preparing me for what God had prepared for me.”
“Well, if you're going to watch that close, the trick is off.”
“Hope for the best and make peace with the rest.”

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