“I alone of English writers have consciously set myself to make music out of what I may call the sound of sense.”
Alone“A successful lawsuit is the one worn by a policeman.”
Legal“I alone of English writers have consciously set myself to make music out of what I may call the sound of sense.”
Alone“I never dared to be radical when young for fear it would make me conservative when old.”
Fear“The best things and best people rise out of their separateness I'm against a homogenized society because I want the cream to rise.”
Best“A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness.”
Poetry“Take care to sell your horse before he dies. The art of life is passing losses on.”
Art“There are two kinds of teachers: the kind that fill you with so much quail shot that you can't move, and the kind that just gives you a little prod behind and you jump to the skies.”
Teacher“Being the boss anywhere is lonely. Being a female boss in a world of mostly men is especially so.”
Men“The figure a poem makes. It begins in delight and ends in wisdom... in a clarification of life - not necessarily a great clarification, such as sects and cults are founded on, but in a momentary stay against confusion.”
Great“The chief reason for going to school is to get the impression fixed for life that there is a book side for everything.”
Life“Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on Thee, and I'll forgive Thy great big joke on me.”
Great“Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.”
Poetry“Poetry is what gets lost in translation.”
Poetry“Freedom lies in being bold.”
Freedom“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
Life“The artist in me cries out for design.”
Design“The worst disease which can afflict executives in their work is not, as popularly supposed, alcoholism it's egotism.”
Work“The best way out is always through.”
Best“A successful lawsuit is the one worn by a policeman.”
Legal“The brain is a wonderful organ it starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office.”
Morning“I always entertain great hopes.”
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