"There must of course be a relationship between translating and making poems of your own, but what it is I just don't know."

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Robert Fitzgerald

#Translate Quotes

“Intellect takes you to the door, but it doesn't take you into the house.”

Source : "Me and Rumi: The Autobiography of Shams-I Tabrizi". Book by Shams Tabrizi, translated by William C. Chittick, 2004.
“In spite of my great admiration for individual splendid talents I do not accept the star system. Collective creative effort is the root of our kind of art. That requires ensemble acting and whoever mars that ensemble is committing a crime not only against his comrades but also against the very art of which he is the servant.”
“Having come from the U.S. and observed the way the health care system works there, we definitely felt that we could do something in India.”
“But planes land and so do I, and suns rise, melting away the grounds cool protection. I am finally free, if only for this moment. And should that be the case, then know that I am throwing a parade in first class as I speak. Art has again saved my life, my love and me. What next? Who really cares? Certainly a toast will be in order. Make mine a double.”
“What separated Ed Murrow from the rest of the pack was courage.”
“No, the Scriptures were not given to us to confuse us but rather to instruct us. Certainly God intends that we should believe His Word with all simplicity. A thousand years means a thousand years; a wolf means a wolf; a lion means a lion. If you read your Bible that way, a child can understand it.”
“Then Arjuma saw in both armies fathers, grandfathers, sons, grandsons; fathers of wives, uncles, masters; brothers companions and friends. . . . When Arjuna thus saw his kinsmen face to face in both lines of battle, he was overcome by grief and despair and thus he spoke with a sinking heart.”
“You can have your beliefs and have your faith, but don't try to impose it one me, and vice versa.”

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