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Mary Oliver quote: "He is exactly the poem I wanted to write."

He is exactly the poem I wanted to write.

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We seem to crave privilege, merited not by our works but by our birth, by the mere fact that, say, we are humans and born on Earth. We might call it the anthropocentric - the 'human-centered' - conceit. This conceit is brought close to culmination in the notion that we are created in God's image: The Creator and Ruler of the entire Universe looks just like me. My, what a coincidence! How convenient and satisfying! Carl Sagan
Edmund Husserl quote: "I must achieve internal consistency."
I must achieve internal consistency. Edmund Husserl
Roald Dahl quote: "The secret of life', he said, 'is to become very very good at..."
The secret of life', he said, 'is to become very very good at somethin' that's very very 'ard to do. Roald Dahl
An organization's reason for being, like that of any organism, is to help the parts that are in relationship to each other, to be able to deal with change in the environment. Kevin Kelly
Steven Seagal quote: "I always hated being a child. I always felt like an adult..."
I always hated being a child. I always felt like an adult trapped in a child's body. Steven Seagal
Public libraries are the sole community centers left in America. The degree to which a branch of the local library is connected to the larger culture is a reflection of the degree to which the community itself is connected to the larger culture. Russell Banks
I long ago developed a very practical smile, which I call my "Noh smile" because it resembles a Noh mask whose features are frozen. Its advantage is that men can interpret it however they want; you can imagine how often I've relied on it. Arthur Golden
Julia Barr quote: "Always wanted to be an actress or work with animals and now I..."
Always wanted to be an actress or work with animals and now I get to do both. Julia Barr
Steve Martin is one of the most intelligent, well-read human beings that I've ever come across. He is equally as funny off screen as he is on. But he also has a very intellectual side, and he's a really nice human being. We actually become good friends. Anthony LaPaglia
I'm kind of a low-key guy. The spotlight doesn't suit me. I'm more of a side dish--cole slaw or French fries or a Wham! backup singer. Haruki Murakami
My parents had job jars because my father would say, 'Kids today have too much time, too much money and no responsibility. You're going to have no time, no money and a lot of responsibility.' Denise Morrison
Harper Lee quote: "Jem’s not quite thirteen… no, he’s already thirteen—I can’t..."
Jem’s not quite thirteen… no, he’s already thirteen—I can’t remember. Anyway, it’ll come before county court. Harper Lee
Madeleine L'Engle quote: "Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate..."
Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the light. Madeleine L'Engle
There is a big age gap between my sisters Janice and Irma and myself so I didn't know them that well when I was younger although they have been very supportive in later life. Alvin Lee
Peter S. Beagle quote: "Ravens bring things to people. We're like that. It's our..."
Ravens bring things to people. We're like that. It's our nature. We don't like it. Peter S. Beagle