Quotes of John Ashbery

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There is the view that poetry should improve your life. I think people confuse it with the Salvation Army.

- John Ashbery

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“ When people think they know you and put you in a box, keep growing and give them the box. ”

- Jackie Griffin

“ If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there’d be peace. ”

- John Lennon

“ Love is not a feeling of happiness. Love is a willingness to sacrifice. ”

- Michael Novak

“ An early. morning walk is a blessing for the whole day. ”

- Henry David Thoreau

“ A lack of clarity could put the brakes on any journey to success. ”

- Steve Maraboli

“ You see, when we set goals that feel safer and achievable, we are caving in to our own preconceived notions of what we are capable of. We’re not pushing past our comfort zone; we’re just settling for status quo. ”

- Ruth Soukup

“ It is better to be respected than it is to be popular. Popularity ends on yearbook day, but respect lasts forever. ”

- John Bytheway

“ Your big opportunity may be right where you are now. ”

- Napoleon Hill

“ Don't be afraid of the shadows, that only means there's a light nearby. ”

- Evanescence

“ We should have more reasons to smile than to cry. You will be surprised, even the saddest things could result in something to smile about. ”

- JOHN TASKINSOY

“ After your first failure, the occurrence of a second failure closely depends on what you have learned from your past mistakes and whether or not you have drawn some valuable lessons. ”

- JOHN TASKINSOY

“ We always see our worst selves. Our most vulnerable selves. We need someone else to get close enough to tell us we’re wrong. Someone we trust. ”

- David Levithan

“ If you really want to do something, you'll find a way. If you don't, you'll find an excuse. ”

- Jim Rohn

“ Life is good! It is only our thoughts, choices and actions towards the situations we meet in life each moment of time that makes life look bad! The same bad situation in life that makes one person think badly inspires another to do a noble thing! The same good situation in life that makes one person feel so good to get into a bad situation inspires another person to create another good situation because of the good situation. It is all about thoughts, choices and actions! Life is good! Live it well! ”

- Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

“ Life is a series of pulls back and forth... A tension of opposites, like a pull on a rubber band. Most of us live somewhere in the middle. A wrestling match...Which side win? Love wins. Love always wins ”

- Mitch Albom

“ You need just the right amount of 'Fuck the world' and the right amount of belief in something...and you need the right amount of love. ”

- Gerard Way

“ Better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all. ”

- St. Augustine

“ Choose being kind over being right, and you’ll be right every time. ”

- Richard Carlson

“ There's a very positive relationship between people's ability to accomplish any task and the time they're willing to spend on it. ”

- Joyce Brothers

“ There is more to sex appeal than just measurements. I don’t need a bedroom to prove my womanliness. I can convey just as much sex appeal, picking apples off a tree or standing in the rain. ”

- Audrey Hepburn

“ I marinate my life in gratitude, creativity and love. What about you? ”

- Francis Shenstone

“ He didn't realize that love as powerful as your mother's for you leaves its own mark. ”

- J.K. Rowling

“ You left the same way you: with 6 duffle bags and your heart intact. ”

- Gandhi