#ty

I realized poetry's the thing that I can do 'cause I can stick at it and work with tremendous intensity. ↗

— Philip Levine

#i #i can #intensity #poetry #realized

But most commonly, it's one poem that I work on with a lot of intensity. ↗

— Philip Levine

#i #intensity #lot #most #poem

I'm saying look, here they come, pay attention. Let your eyes transform what appears ordinary, commonplace, into what it is, a moment in time, an observed fragment of eternity. ↗

— Philip Levine

#attention #come #commonplace #eternity #eyes

A plain sock by itself is terribly boring, but it could score points by having a clever stitch pattern, or maybe by being made out of a very beautiful yarn that's an enchantment to work with. (Sadly, it is still infuriatingly true that being beautiful without being clever is almost worth more points than being clever without being beautiful, but such are the rules of life and knitting-they are cruel, but there anyway). ↗

— Stephanie Pearl-McPhee

#beauty

I got a chance to work with Mel Brooks on two of his films: Silent Movie and High Anxiety. ↗

— Barry Levinson

#brooks #chance #films #got #high

I do feel like I have important, beautiful things to say about the world, I just can't think of them at this particular instant. ↗

— Peter Davis

#quotes #world #beauty

Insincerity is always weakness; sincerity even in error is strength. ↗

— George Henry Lewes

#always #error #even #insincerity #sincerity

What about the accusation that Hollywood is trying to advance its liberal agenda? Well, the fact is, while the creative community admittedly leans left, Hollywood has become a corporate town. ↗

— Steven Levitan

#accusation #admittedly #advance #agenda #become

Firms need to ensure that their ability to provide effective customer service keeps pace with their growth. If you're marketing your firm to new customers, you better be able to provide them service when they do business with you. ↗

— Arthur Levitt

#able #better #business #customer #customer service

What would life be like without her writing? Writing filled her life with beauty and mystery, gave it life...and promise. ↗

— Maud Hart Lovelace

#writing #beauty