Famous quotes containing the word effort:
“You know that the nucleus of a time is not
The poet but the poem, the growth of the mind
Of the world, the heroic effort to live expressed
As victory. The poet does not speak in ruins
Nor stand there making orotund consolations.
He shares the confusions of intelligence.”
—Wallace Stevens (18791955)
“Woman, essentially a purist, is naturally bigoted and relentless in her effort to make others as good as she thinks they ought to be.”
—Emma Goldman (18691940)
“Do you like being a parentyou know, being a father, having children and all? Linnet once asked me. Yes, I said, after a moment. Its like dancing with a partner. It takes a lot of effort to do it well. But when its done well its a beautiful thing to see.”
—Gerald Early (20th century)
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