"I am suggesting that the radical of poetry lies not in theresolution of doubts but in their proliferation"
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"Life is so constructed that an event does not, cannot, will not, match the expectation."
"Wisconsin State Motto Forward.Leading the nation in drunk driving and Cheesehead hats."
"The end is in the beginning and yet you go on."
"Stairs, are they going up or are they going down? They’re so confusing! If love were a physical thing, it would be stairs."
"O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth, / That I am meek and gentle with these butchers!"
"IT’s All In The Game Of Mind."
"The world takes us to a silver screen on which flickering images of passion and romance play, and as we watch, the world says, “This is love.” God takes us to the foot of a tree on which a naked and bloodied man hangs and says, “This is love."
"The point is that no matter what you choose to do with your body when you die, it won't, ultimately, be very appealing. If you are inclined to donate yourself to science, you should not let images of dissection or dismemberment put you off. They are no more or less gruesome, in my opinion, than ordinary decay or the sewing shut of your jaws via your nostrils for a funeral viewing."
"Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody."
"The symbolism of meat-eating is never neutral. To himself, the meat-eater seems to be eating life. To the vegetarian, he seems to be eating death. There is a kind of gestalt-shift between the two positions which makes it hard to change, and hard to raise questions on the matter at all without becoming embattled."
"If for some reason we get separated, I want you to wait for me. I’ll find you, I promise. - Gabriel Emerson"
"If I can see pain in your eyes then share with me your tears. If I can see joy in your eyes then share with me your smile."
"Your personal life, your professional life, and your creative life are all intertwined. I went through a few very difficult years where I felt like a failure. But it was actually really important for me to go through that. Struggle, for me, is the most inspirational thing in the world at the end of the day - as long as you treat it that way."
"Wherever art appears, life disappears."
"Last weekend I went out of my comfort zone to go hang out with people I’d only heard about, and I met one new person who turned out to be a very valuable contact. I should try networking at my family reunions more often, because that’s how I finally met my dad."
"The image isn't reality. Even though we're used to thinking that way alot of the time. We show a kid a picture of a dog and say 'This is a doggie' - but it's not. It's just an image."
"Dad needs to show an incredible amount of respect and humor and friendship toward his mate so the kids understand their parents are sexy, they're fun, they do things together, they're best friends. Kids learn by example. If I respect Mom, they're going to respect Mom."
"The meditative mind sees disagreeable or agreeable things with equanimity, patience, and good-will. Transcendent knowledge is seeing reality in utter simplicity. (146)"
"If only the scientific experts could come up with something to get it out of our minds. One cup of fixit fizzle that will lift the dirt from our lives, soften our hardness, protect our inner parts, improve our processing, reduce our yellowing and wrinkling, improve our natural color, and make us sweet and good."
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