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William Cowper Quote: “How much a dunce that has…”

How much a dunce that has been sent to roam, excels a dunce that has been kept at home.

June 26, 2021 1731, English, November 26, Quotes by Poets, William Cowper

Cindy Sheehan Quote: “So what really gets me is…”

So what really gets me is these chickenhawks, who sent our kids to die, without ever serving in a war themselves. They don’t know what it’s all about.

May 26, 2021 1957, American, Cindy Sheehan, July 10, Quotes by Activists

Edward Hirsch Quote: “The idea of a poem as…”

The idea of a poem as a message in a bottle means that it’s sent out towards some future reader, and the reader who opens that bottle becomes the addressee of the literary text.

April 21, 2021 1950, American, Edward Hirsch, January 20, Quotes by Poets

Thom Gunn Quote: “When I first started to write…”

When I first started to write, I was aware of being queer, but I didn’t write about it. Queer poems would probably not have been accepted by the editors I sent them to.

April 7, 2021 1929, August 29, British, Quotes by Poets, Thom Gunn

Maya Angelou Quote: “My mom was a terrible parent…”

My mom was a terrible parent of young children. And thank God – I thank God every time I think of it – I was sent to my paternal grandmother. Ah, but my mother was a great parent of a young adult.

November 24, 2020 1928, American, April 4, Maya Angelou, Quotes by Poets

Horace Quote: “A word, once sent abroad, flies…”

A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.

September 21, 2020 65 BC, Horace, Quotes by Poets, Roman

Annie Besant Quote: “The Roman Catholic Church, had it…”

The Roman Catholic Church, had it captured me, as it nearly did, would have sent me on some mission of danger and sacrifice and utilised me as a martyr; the Church established by law transformed me into an unbeliever and an antagonist.

July 18, 2020 1847, Annie Besant, English, October 1, Quotes by Philosophers

Edward Snowden Quote: “If I target for example an…”

If I target for example an email address, for example under FAA 702, and that email address sent something to you, Joe America, the analyst gets it. All of it. IPs, raw data, content, headers, attachments, everything. And it gets saved for a very long time – and can be extended further with waivers rather than warrants.

May 21, 2020 1983, American, Edward Snowden, June 21, Quotes by Activists

Fatema Mernissi Quote: “If there is one thing that…”

If there is one thing that the women and men of the late 20th century who have an awareness and enjoyment of history can be sure of, it is that Islam was not sent from Heaven to foster egotism and mediocrity.

February 8, 2020 1940, Fatema Mernissi, Moroccan, Quotes by Activists, September 27

Cindy Sheehan Quote: “What is the ‘noble cause’ for…”

What is the ‘noble cause’ for which you sent our country to war?

January 6, 2020 1957, American, Cindy Sheehan, July 10, Quotes by Activists

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