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Ian Lustick Quote: “Just as a balloon filled gradually…”

Just as a balloon filled gradually with air bursts when the limit of its tensile strength is passed, there are thresholds of radical, disruptive change in politics. When those thresholds are crossed, the impossible suddenly becomes probable, with revolutionary implications for governments and nations.

October 28, 2021 1949, American, Ian Lustick, Quotes by Historians

Carol Ann Duffy Quote: “When you have a child, your…”

When you have a child, your previous life seems like someone else’s. It’s like living in a house and suddenly finding a room you didn’t know was there, full of treasure and light.

October 1, 2021 1955, British, Carol Ann Duffy, December 23, 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

Charles Olson Quote: “We all want what’s been suddenly…”

We all want what’s been suddenly disallowed.

September 4, 2021 1910, American, Charles Olson, December 27, Quotes by Poets

Anne Sullivan Quote: “Certain periods in history suddenly lift…”

Certain periods in history suddenly lift humanity to an observation point where a clear light falls upon a world previously dark.

August 28, 2021 1866, American, Anne Sullivan, April 14, Quotes by Educators

Carl Spitteler Quote: “In July, 1892, fate suddenly granted…”

In July, 1892, fate suddenly granted me financial independence.

August 18, 2021 1845, April 24, Carl Spitteler, Quotes by Poets, Swiss

Ben Okri Quote: “We never think that our mothers…”

We never think that our mothers will die. It was like suddenly an abyss opened at my feet – I was standing on nothing. It was the strangest thing. Her passing away ripped the solidity out of the world.

July 4, 2021 1959, Ben Okri, March 15, Nigerian, Quotes by Poets

Sylvia Plath Quote: “There is so much hurt in…”

There is so much hurt in this game of searching for a mate, of testing, trying. And you realize suddenly that you forgot it was a game, and turn away in tears.

May 31, 2021 1932, American, October 27, Quotes by Poets, Sylvia Plath

Epictetus Quote: “No greater thing is created suddenly…”

No greater thing 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.

May 16, 2021 55, Epictetus, Greek, Quotes by Philosophers

Lawrence Ferlinghetti Quote: “Anyone who saw Nagasaki would suddenly…”

Anyone who saw Nagasaki would suddenly realize that they’d been kept in the dark by the United States government as to what atomic bombs can do.

March 5, 2021 1919, American, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, March 24, Quotes by Poets

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