"There is no poetry where there are no mistakes."

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Source : Joy Harjo (2001). “A Map to the Next World: Poems and Tales”, p.81, W. W. Norton & Company

Joy Harjo

#Mistake Quotes

“The world howls for social justice, but when it comes to social responsibility, you sometimes cant even hear crickets chirping.”
“I have an action figure, and so do my parents, so it's odd that we all have these dolls of ourselves. It's a little bit surreal but kind of fun. You can play with the whole family.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Good judges are always open to the possibility of changing their minds based on the next brief that they read, or the next argument that's made by an attorney who's appearing before them, or a comment that is made by a colleague during the conference on the case when the judges privately discuss the case.”

Source : Opening Statement to Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered 9 January 2006
“Apart from the Punic Wars, I've been blamed for just about everything.”
“[To the House of Representatives before casting the only vote against allowing George W. Bush to use 'all necesary and appropriate force' in response to 9/11:] We must be careful not to embark on an open-ended war with neither an exit strategy nor a focused target. We cannot repeat past mistakes.”
“You are so very wonderful and fill our lives with cheer, today's a celebration for a daughter-in-law so dear. Happy Birthday”
“I learned how to sign because when I was growing up in California in order to get into college you needed two semesters of language to get into a University of California school.”
“I know who the demon thief is - it's me!”

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