![Poets are political, they have to be reflections of their times [because] they're living in their times. Poetry is political in that it's standing in opposition to fascism. Good poetry asks a bunch of questions and asks the audience to interact with themselves or see themselves in it; maybe you like it or you don't like it. But the fascist sort of stuff plays on your fears and tells you to jump on the party line and gives some simple excuses - blame this person.](/assets/img/quote-photos/poets-are-political-they-have-to-be-reflections-of-their-times-because-theyre.jpg)
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party dark clothes
Did you follow me from the party?" "Yes" "I didn't even know you were there." His dark clothes indicated he must have been on guardian duty at the party. "So you saw the illustrious Janine cause a commotion by dragging me out." "It wasn't a commotion. Hardly anyone noticed. I saw because I was watching you. Richelle Mead
party japan views
Especially when there are difficulties in our relations, parties and statesmen in China and Japan should look over the situation from a higher point of view and preserve the political foundation of bilateral ties. Wu Bangguo
party liberal-media people
There's a big conservative press unabashedly and for the Democrats and even people to the left of the Democratic party, there's almost virtually no outlets that you can compare with the vast array of conservative press that's out there. William J. Clinton
party winning reality
Constant conflict is actually often good politics, because the more you can inflame your supporters the more likely they are to show up at Election Day. And if they're more inflamed than the other side, even if the other side has more people agreeing with it, you'll win, because your crowd will show up.
party games challenges
Politics isn't just a game of clashing parties and competing interests. The right reason is to challenge the status quo, to serve the common good, and to leave this nation better than we found it. Sarah Palin
party government games
Well, it's always, though, safer in politics to avoid risk. To just kind of go along with the status quo. But I didn't get into government to do the safe and easy things. A ship in harbor is safe, but that's not why the ship is built. Politics isn't just a game of competing interests and clashing parties. The people of America expect us to seek public office and to serve for the right reasons. And the right reason is to challenge the status quo and to serve the common good.
party games challenging-the-status-quo
Politics isn't just a game of clashing parties and competing interests.
party animal relief
To be honest, it's a bit of a relief not having to be the party animal for a change. Sara Cox
party skills singing
In Wales, singing and storytelling are party skills, not professions. Rhys Ifans
reflection degrees our-thoughts
We cannot observe external things without some degree of Thought; nor can we reflect upon our Thoughts, without being influenced in the course of our reflection by the Things which we have observed. William Whewell
reflection views people
Marriage is a reflection of your life in general: how you treat people, how you argue, how secure you are in your own thoughts. How vehemently do you argue your point of view? With what disdain do you view the other's point of view? William Shatner
reflection pope instinct
The greatest empiricists among us are only empiricists on reflection: when left to their instincts, they dogmatize like infallible popes. William James
reflection people trying
What interests me is trying to catch the reflection of the human being on the page. I'm interested in how ordinary people live their lives Tracy Kidder
reflection quiet born
Anybody looking for a quiet life has picked the wrong century to born in. Whittaker Chambers
reflection editors doubt
At one time I thought the Editor of the Lancet would kindly publish a letter from me on the subject, but further reflection led me to doubt whether so insignificant an individual would be noticed without some special introduction. William Banting
reflection soul fans
Spirit was a by-product of activity, like the reflection from a spinning fan blade, and our souls in the end did not reside within us but flowed outward from our movements. Walter Kirn
reflection theatre theater
Theater is, of course, a reflection of life. Maybe we have to improve life before we can hope to improve theater. William Ralph Inge
reflection zealous research
Chess is difficult, it demands work, serious reflection and zealous research. Wilhelm Steinitz
simple order wish
Just as a poet often has license from the rules of grammar and pronunciation, we should like to ask for 'physicists' license from the rules of mathematics in order to express what we wish to say in as simple a manner as possible. Richard P. Feynman
simple difficult science-and-religion
Complex, statistically improbable things are by their nature more difficult to explain than simple, statistically probable things. Richard Dawkins
simple needs individual
A God capable of continuously monitoring and controlling the individual status of every particle in the universe cannot be simple. His existence is going to need a mammoth explanation in its own right.
simple chinese handcuffs
Frank held up the Chinese handcuffs. “Keep it simple. Rick Riordan
simple mind relax
Glory relaxes often and debilitates the mind; censure stimulates and contracts,--both to an extreme. Simple fame is, perhaps, the proper medium. William Shenstone
simple men simplicity
Free men must live simple lives and have simple pleasures. William Morris
simple compassion justice
The simple fact is that we must not-and we will not-surrender our borders to those who wish to exploit our history of compassion and justice.
simple artist media
Old ladies photographed by CBS who announced that they would die of malnutrition if Reagan's bill were passed could probably have saved themselves their impending penury by the simple device of applying to the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists for scale every time they were featured by Dan Rather or whoever. William F. Buckley, Jr.
simple needs loud
Well, it's simple to love someone," she said. "But it's hard to know when you need to say it out loud. Rebecca Stead