#ali

I have always wanted what I have now come to call the voice of personal narrative. That has always been the appealing voice in poetry. It started for me lyrically in Shakespeare's sonnets. ↗

— Diane Wakoski

#appealing #been #call #come #i

Effective use of Braille is as important to the blind as independent mobility, knowledge in the use of adaptive technology, and the core belief that equality, opportunity and security are truly possible for all people who are blind. ↗

— Bob Ney

#belief #blind #braille #core #effective

No authority is higher than reality. ↗

— Peter Nivio Zarlenga

#higher #reality #than

Jews do not have to be Christians. Christianity is an offshoot of Judaism, but too utopian, too hopeful, too unrealistic a turn. ↗

— Michael Novak

#christians #hopeful #jews #judaism #too

One thing I've learned in life is that I can speak for myself, that I can fight my own battles. I don't like anyone telling me how I'm supposed to feel or think or what I'm supposed to say. ↗

— Hope Solo

#free-spirited #individuality #leadership #outspoken #resiliency

Is now the time to legalize prostitution? ↗

— Harry Anderson

#now #time

The first months at Harvard were more than challenging, as I came to the realization that the humanities could be genuinely interesting, and, in fact, given the weaknesses of my background, very difficult. ↗

— Philip Warren Anderson

#came #challenging #could #difficult #fact

I am satisfied that all politicians were meant to be journalists and all journalists meant to be politicians. ↗

— Owen Arthur

#i #i am #journalists #meant #meant to be

You know, men and women are a lot alike in certain situations. Like when they're both on fire - they're exactly alike. ↗

— Dave Attell

#both #certain #exactly #fire #know

You have to protect it too, you can't let just any stupid person take it and do something demoralizing with it. At the same time, I don't believe in being so rigid about controlling what happens either. ↗

— Paul Auster

#any #being #believe #controlling #demoralizing