"Poetry speaks most effectively and inclusively (whether in free or formal verse) when it recognizes its connection - without apology - to its musical and ritualistic origins."

-- Dana Gioia

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“There is nothing which vanity does not desecrate.”
“Some say vegetarianism is an alternative diet, but it is the original diet, the plan designed by God.”
“I suppose I'd get in trouble if I were to melt them down.”
“You can say what you want to about a rapper in a movie, but look at what Ice Cube has done. Ice Cube has created more opportunities for other actors to get jobs in this business than some actors have.”
“I want to be the first Pakistani, like some of our counterparts in India, to really go out and show that we Pakistanis can even be successful outside Pakistan.”
“A lot of people don't realize that depression is an illness. I don't wish it on anyone, but if they would know how it feels, I swear they would think twice before they just shrug it.”
“To get greater than 100% return on a growth step, give up defensiveness. Defensiveness stifles performance, and destroys relationships.”
“If American citizens don't wake up and adopt the Virgil Goode position on immigration there will likely be many more Muslims elected to office and demanding the use of the Koran”

Source : "Rep. Goode: No Apology For Muslim Letter". www.cbsnews.com. December 20, 2006.

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