"It is progress when a centuries-old oak is cut down to give space for a road sign."

-- Thor Heyerdahl

#Cutting Quotes #Space Quotes #Giving Quotes

“I've spent much of my life being attuned to watching for an image or a phrase that can trigger what might be a poem - could become a poem.”

Source : "A Conversation with Pattiann Rogers". Interview with Carolyn Perry, Wayne Zade, poems.com. 2009.
“So I grew up in a very book-friendly environment and my education as a writer was reading. I think that's the best education. Reading, and taking from the people I admired.”
“Clear communication. Respect. A lot of laughter. And a lot of orgasms. That's what makes a marriage work.”

Source : "Dr. Dre: What I've Learned" By Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. December 11, 2013.
“Blacks are about seven times more likely to live in neighborhoods of concentrated poverty than whites.”
“Being in love also means learning not to say anything until she's had coffee.”
“The players are looking forward to it because they'd like revenge”
“Of course, of course I'm grateful. How can I not be grateful? I have been afforded such a wonderful life.”
“Where I feel the most productive and engaged is when I'm buried in code, buried in some project, tweaking some designs. I'm certainly introverted.”

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