"Poetry gets to be the poetry of life by successfully becoming first the poetry of poetry."

-- John Hollander

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“We are here because we share a fundamental belief: that poverty, illiteracy, disease and inequality do not belong in the twenty-first century. We share a common purpose: to eradicate these ills for the benefit of all. And we share a common tool to achieve this: the Millennium Development Goals.”
“My biggest surprises in my everyday job have to do with the challenges of trying to be slightly more responsible as a brand.”
“Humor does not diminish the pain - it makes the space around it get bigger.”
“I know it's a lot harder for women who don't have enough help, but the truth is, no matter how much money you have, if you want to stay involved with your children and don't want to lose being a primary parent to them, you're still in the game.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“There's something about playing every night, it becomes easy and it becomes fun. I love being up there and playing for different crowds every night.”

Source : "Interview with Mike Ness of Social Distortion". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“I'll be there forever and a day - Always I'll be there till the stars don't shine Till the heavens burst and The words don't rhyme And I know when I die, you'll be on my mind And I'll love you - Always”
“To make your children capable of honesty is the beginning of education.”
“[Apollo 7 was] an expedition of the mind, not of the heart.”

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