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Lord Byron Quote: “There are four questions of value…”

There are four questions of value in life, Don Octavio. What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for and what is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same. Only love.

October 18, 2021 1788, British, January 22, Lord Byron, Quotes by Poets

Floyd Skloot Quote: “In question-and-answer sessions after a reading…”

In question-and-answer sessions after a reading or during an interview, I forget the question if I’m giving too long an answer. And at the end, I can’t remember any of the questions. The more anxious I am about remembering, the more likely I am to forget.

September 29, 2021 1947, American, Floyd Skloot, Quotes by Poets

Epictetus Quote: “Nothing great is created suddenly, any…”

Nothing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig. I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen.

September 22, 2021 55, Epictetus, Greek, Quotes by Philosophers

Euripides Quote: “Question everything. Learn something. Answer nothing….”

Question everything. Learn something. Answer nothing.

September 8, 2021 480 BC, Euripides, Greek, Quotes by Poets

Linton Kwesi Johnson Quote: “I am often asked why I…”

I am often asked why I started to write poetry. The answer is that my motivation sprang from a visceral need to creatively articulate the experiences of the black youth of my generation, coming of age in a racist society.

August 28, 2021 1952, August 24, Jamaican, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Quotes by Poets

Jiddu Krishnamurti Quote: “Life cannot be without relationship, but…”

Life cannot be without relationship, but we have made it so agonizing and hideous by basing it on personal and possessive love. Can one love and yet not possess? You will find the true answer not in escape, ideals, beliefs but through the understanding of the causes of dependence and possessiveness.

August 27, 2021 1895, Indian, Jiddu Krishnamurti, May 12, Quotes by Philosophers

Carl Sandburg Quote: “Arithmetic is where the answer is…”

Arithmetic is where the answer is right and everything is nice and you can look out of the window and see the blue sky – or the answer is wrong and you have to start over and try again and see how it comes out this time.

August 9, 2021 1878, American, Carl Sandburg, January 6, Quotes by Poets

A. R. Ammons Quote: “If we ask a vague question…”

If we ask a vague question, such as, ‘What is poetry?’ we expect a vague answer, such as, ‘Poetry is the music of words,’ or ‘Poetry is the linguistic correction of disorder.’

August 8, 2021 1926, A. R. Ammons, American, February 18, Quotes by Poets

Maya Angelou Quote: “I love a Hebrew National hot…”

I love a Hebrew National hot dog with an ice-cold Corona – no lime. If the phone rings, I won’t answer until I’m done.

June 18, 2021 1928, American, April 4, Maya Angelou, Quotes by Poets

Otto Weininger Quote: “Every true, eternal problem is an…”

Every true, eternal problem is an equally true, eternal fault; every answer an atonement, every realisation an improvement.

June 10, 2021 1880, April 3, Austrian, Otto Weininger, Quotes by Philosophers

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