#ode

But in a lot of ways my poems are very conventional, and it's no big deal for me to write a poem in either free verse or strict form; modern poets can, and do, do both. ↗

— Andrew Motion

#big deal #both #conventional #deal #either

I am a vigilant monarchist. I want to see things evolve. The direction the monarchy seems to be moving in - towards a more mainland-European model - is one I would feel sympathetic about. ↗

— Andrew Motion

#am #direction #evolve #feel #i

Well, it's a badge of honour for any self-respecting poet to be criticized by Auberon Waugh. But in a lot of ways my poems are very conventional, and it's no big deal for me to write a poem in either free verse or strict form; modern poets can, and do, do both. ↗

— Andrew Motion

#badge #big #big deal #both #conventional

The rise of the Dutch Republic must ever be regarded as one of the leading events of modern times. ↗

— John Lothrop Motley

#events #ever #leading #modern #modern times

Given what the media have put the country through this past decade, it must come as a surprise to most Americans that the press has a code of ethics. ↗

— Roger Mudd

#come #country #decade #ethics #given

In our generation, the role models were Gandhi and Nehru. We revered them. They were venerated personalities. I read almost every speech of Nehru. ↗

— Pranab Mukherjee

#every #gandhi #generation #i #models

However far modern science and techniques have fallen short of their inherent possibilities, they have taught mankind at least one lesson; nothing is impossible. ↗

— Lewis Mumford

#far #however #impossible #inherent #least

New York is the perfect model of a city, not the model of a perfect city. ↗

— Lewis Mumford

#model #new #new york #perfect #york

I was doing Babylon 5 season two and I was in all 22 episodes of that. ↗

— Bill Mumy

#doing #episodes #i #season #two

I build a kind of wall between myself and t he model so that I can paint in peace behind it. Otherwise, she might say something that confuses and distracts me. ↗

— Edvard Munch

#between #build #confuses #distracts #i