"If you like the precision and concision of poetry, a page of prose is unsatisfying in a certain way. And poetry is so direct."

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Source : "Helen Vendler: Poetry Critic and Fan of Art History". Interview with Amy Sutherland, www.bostonglobe.com. November 17, 2012.

Helen Vendler

#Pages Quotes #Way Quotes #Precision Quotes

“Vengeance is a personal reaction. But not one that government can indulge in.”
“It is a narrow mind which cannot look at a subject from various points of view.”
“Investigation is never complete.”
“Racing is a matter of spirit not strength.”
“The librarians know the secrets, not the historians”
“Always when you are about to say anything, first weigh it in your mind; for with many the tongue outruns the thought.”

Source : Isocrates (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Isocrates (Illustrated)”, p.19, Delphi Classics
“In soccer, the blindest player is the one who sees nothing but the ball.”

Source : "À sombra das chuteiras imortais: crônicas de futebol" by Nelson Rodrigues, Ruy Castro - Publicado por Companhia das Letras, (p. 102), 1993.
“When I reviewed Hayek's book, The Pure Theory of Capital, it is my sincere conviction that this work contains some of the most penetrating thoughts on the subject that have ever been published.”

Source : Fritz Machlup (2013). “Essays on Hayek”, p.50, Routledge

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