"The next time The Oregonian runs a misleading headline saying that it's because of bike lanes that people aren't having their streets paved, I want all of you to march down Broadway and occupy The Oregonian!"

-- Steve Novick

#Running Quotes #People Quotes #Broadway Quotes

“There was a misconception about me when I started off because I had my hair greased up and I have some vague resemblance to the hillbilly gene pool that Elvis came from. People would say, 'You want to be Elvis' and I would say, 'No'.”
“The writing of a poem is, for me, in the first place, an almost total act of abandon leading to discovery leading to recognition.”

Source : "What You See Is What You Get: Marvin Bell in Conversation". Interview with Haines Eason, www.poets.org. August 20, 2009.
“One would think that man would run out of wars...”
“All those involved in the firebombing of Tokyo .. were war criminals interviews recorded in the movie The Fog of War.. the firebombing of Tokyo occurred before the atom bombs.. 100,000 civilians died in one night from American bombs.. 500,000 altogether over several days say some.”
“People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.”

Source : Afterthoughts (1931) "Myself"
“Love is the very essence of the gospel.”
“But on the whole, nothing requires unbearable energy for me, it's just a normal thing”
“The harp sounds at each passing breeze, but that does not mean the tune is masterfully played.”

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