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Category Archive: 1948

Juan Felipe Herrera Quote: “I used to stand on the…”

I used to stand on the corner in San Diego with poems sticking out of my hip pocket, asking people if there was a place where I could read poems. The audience is half of the poem.

October 23, 2021 1948, American, December 27, Juan Felipe Herrera, Quotes by Poets

Jean O’Leary Quote: “I’ve been a very effective leader…”

I’ve been a very effective leader in the gay rights movement, though at times I’ve been controversial.

October 23, 2021 1948, American, Jean O'Leary, March 4, Quotes by Activists

Fred Hampton Quote: “Let me just say: Peace to…”

Let me just say: Peace to you, if you’re willing to fight for it.

October 18, 2021 1948, American, August 30, Fred Hampton, Quotes by Activists

Diane Ackerman Quote: “I don’t want to be a…”

I don’t want to be a passenger in my own life.

October 6, 2021 1948, American, Diane Ackerman, October 7, Quotes by Poets

Diane Ackerman Quote: “A poem records emotions and moods…”

A poem records emotions and moods that lie beyond normal language, that can only be patched together and hinted at metaphorically.

September 18, 2021 1948, American, Diane Ackerman, October 7, Quotes by Poets

Diane Ackerman Quote: “I’ve always found it best to…”

I’ve always found it best to have a routine. I go to my study at the same time every day and climb into my bay window. I may not be inspired every day, but on the days I am, I need to be in place to write. If I’m not particularly inspired, I’ll revise or do research or correspondence.

September 7, 2021 1948, American, Diane Ackerman, October 7, Quotes by Poets

Diane Ackerman Quote: “In the winter, I enjoy cross-country…”

In the winter, I enjoy cross-country skiing and raising orchids and amaryllises. If I could grow tropical flowers as perennials, I would, especially hibiscus and mandavilla.

September 5, 2021 1948, American, Diane Ackerman, October 7, Quotes by Poets

William P. Leahy Quote: “I think the issue of clergy…”

I think the issue of clergy sexual abuse sparked people to look at their faith in a different way.

August 29, 2021 1948, American, Quotes by Educators, William P. Leahy

Jean O’Leary Quote: “I cannot believe that the American…”

I cannot believe that the American people and the people they elected would use the Constitution to stifle any group’s rights.

August 27, 2021 1948, American, Jean O'Leary, March 4, Quotes by Activists

Tony Judt Quote: “We have responsibilities for others, not…”

We have responsibilities for others, not just across space but across time. We have responsibilities to people who came before us. They left us a world of institutions, ideas or possibilities for which we, in turn, owe them something. One of the things we owe them is not to squander them.

August 3, 2021 1948, British, January 2, Quotes by Historians, Tony Judt

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