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I don't expect you'll hear me writing any poems to the greater glory of Ronald and Nancy Reagan. ↗

— Robert Penn Warren

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Poets, we know, are terribly sensitive people, and in my observation one of the things they are most sensitive about is money. ↗

— Robert Penn Warren

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Flies, worms, and flowers exceed me still. ↗

— Isaac Watts

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The urge to write poetry is like having an itch. When the itch becomes annoying enough, you scratch it. ↗

— Robert Penn Warren

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I was a married woman and I had a baby. I would have adored it, but I just couldn't do it because I'm a lady. ↗

— Ruth Warrick

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Acquire a government over your ideas, that they may come down when they are called, and depart when they are bidden. ↗

— Isaac Watts

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I don't think there's anything I can't do. I have no regrets. ↗

— Dionne Warwick

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Music blows lyrics up very quickly, and suddenly they become more than art. They become pompous and they become self-conscious ... I firmly believe that lyrics have to breathe and give the audience's ear a chance to understand what's going on. Particularly in the theater, where you not only have the music, but you've got costume, story, acting, orchestra. There's a lot to take in. ↗

— Stephen Sondheim

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The music for me is paradise. I think it's where God lives. ↗

— Dionne Warwick

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I would say that longtime fans of the Rolling Stones will be thrilled with these results, and new fans will understand why they're the greatest rock'n'roll band in the world. ↗

— Don Was

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