Walt Whitman on city
“The great city is that which has the greatest man or woman: if it be a few ragged huts, it is still the greatest city in the whole world.”
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Each of us inevitable; Each of us limitless-each of us with his or her right upon the earth.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman Re-examine all that you have been told, dismiss that which insults your soul.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman I dream in my dreams all the dreams of the other dreamers. And I become the other dreamers.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman Those who love each other shall become invincible.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman I am the man, I suffered, I was there.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman Every moment of light and dark is a miracle.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman Be not ashamed women, You are the gates of the body, and you are the gates of the soul.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman I and this mystery, here we stand.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman The gift is to the giver, and comes back most to him – it cannot fail.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman These are the days that must happen to you.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman The road to wisdom is paved with excess. The mark of a true writer is their ability to mystify the familiar and familiarize the strange.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman I give you my hand, I give you my love more precious than money, I give you myself before preaching or law; Will you give me yourself?
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman The art of art is simplicity.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey work of the stars.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman The truth is simple. If it was complicated, everyone would understand it.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman A woman waits for me, she contains all, nothing lacking.
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Don’t compare her to sunshine and roses when she’s clearly orchids and moonlight.
Melody LeeMelody Lee Oh moonlight, continue to shine on me. As you light up the sky, maybe some peace will come to me.
ShamaShama Stop counting the reasons why they should be loved and start counting the many reasons why you are the one who is worth loving.
Ayaka HaseAyaka Hase Sure, there are oceans and seas and magnificent things – but none of them are you.
L.T. PhoenixL.T. Phoenix I wish you the wildest of dreams.
Kate WestKate West The way you look at me, The way you make me feel whole, The way you make me feel safe, thats poetry to me.
Barbara GianquittoBarbara Gianquitto You cannot leave and have me too I cannot exist in two places at once-when you ask if we can still be friends.
Rupi KaurRupi Kaur Live to be happy not to impress.
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I don’t know about you, but I can never get enough David Letterman.
Barbara WaltersBarbara Walters One has two duties – to be worried and not to be worried.
E. M. ForsterE. M. Forster In my dreams I hear again the crash of guns, the rattle of musketry, the strange, mournful mutter of the battlefield.
Douglas MacArthurDouglas MacArthur It doesn’t matter if you come from the inner city. People who fail in life are people who find lots of excuses. It’s never too late for a person to recognize that they have potential in themselves.
Ben CarsonBen Carson You are in the country where you make up the rules, the laws. You are both dictator and obedient populace. It is a country nobody has ever explored before. It is up to you to make the maps, to build the cities.
Ursula K. Le GuinUrsula K. Le Guin Sadie,” he said forlornly, “when you become a parent, you may understand this. One of my hardest jobs as a father, one of my greatest duties, was to realize that my own dreams, my own goals and wishes, are secondary to my children’s.
Rick RiordanRick Riordan Everybody. No matter how they feel about me, everybody on Oklahoma City, on that team, of course I watch them. I support them. I want them to do well.
Kevin DurantKevin Durant We say that the sun is behind the clouds, but actually it is not the sun but the city from which we view it that is behind the clouds. If we realized that the sun is never behind the clouds we might have a different attitude toward the whole thing.
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