#greatest

An exact poetic duplication of a man is for the poet a negation of the earth, an impossibility of being, even though his greatest desire is to speak to many men, to unite with them by means of harmonious verses about the truths of the mind or of things. ↗

— Salvatore Quasimodo

#being #desire #duplication #earth #even

I'm certain that it was an incredible gift for me to not only be friends with some of the greatest blues people who've ever lived, but to learn how they played, how they sang, how they lived their lives, ran their marriages, and talked to their kids. ↗

— Bonnie Raitt

#certain #ever #friends #gift #greatest

Being No. 1. It's talked about all of the time in hip-hop. 'I'm still No. 1! I'm the best! I'm the greatest of all time!' It's the same mentality in sports. ↗

— Michael Rapaport

#being #best #greatest #hip-hop #i

Music is the greatest communication in the world. Even if people don't understand the language that you're singing in, they still know good music when they hear it. ↗

— Lou Rawls

#even #good #good music #greatest #hear

Public life is regarded as the crown of a career, and to young men it is the worthiest ambition. Politics is still the greatest and the most honorable adventure. ↗

— Pat Riley

#ambition #career #crown #greatest #honorable

Believe that with your feelings and your work you are taking part in the greatest; the more strongly you cultivate this belief, the more will reality and the world go forth from it. ↗

— Rainer Maria Rilke

#believe #cultivate #feelings #forth #go

I don't ever balk at being considered a Motown person, because Motown is the greatest musical event that ever happened in the history of music. ↗

— Smokey Robinson

#because #being #considered #event #ever

A coach's greatest asset is his sense of responsibility - the reliance placed on him by his players. ↗

— Knute Rockne

#coach #greatest #greatest asset #him #his

Everyone should have kids. They are the greatest joy in the world. But they are also terrorists. You'll realize this as soon as they're born, and they start using sleep deprivation to break you. ↗

— Ray Romano

#born #break #deprivation #everyone #greatest

And the American people are the greatest people in the world. What makes America the greatest nation in the world is the heart of the American people: hardworking, innovative, risk-taking, God- loving, family-oriented American people. ↗

— Mitt Romney

#america #american #american people #greatest #hardworking