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America was based on a poetic vision. What will happen when it los

America was based on a poetic vision. What will happen when it loses its poetry? – Azar Nafisi

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When I first left Iran at the age of 13, Iran had become such a shining star – it was the point to which all my desires and dreams returned. – Azar Nafisi

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Dreams
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Once we know of atrocities we cannot remain silent, and knowledge inevitably leads to an urge to protect the innocent. – Azar Nafisi

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Knowledge
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Basically, fundamentalism is a modern phenomenon. In the same way that Hitler evoked a mythological religion of German purity and the glory of the past, the Islamists use religion to evoke emotions and passions in people who have been oppressed for a long time in order to reach their purpose. – Azar Nafisi

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Religion
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Other Quotes from
Poetry
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A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness. – Robert Frost

Category:
Poetry

I love painting and music, of course. I dont know nearly as much about them as I know about poetry. Ive certainly been influenced by fiction. I was overwhelmed by War and Peace when I read it, and I didnt read it until I was in my late 20s. – Kenneth Koch

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Poetry

Im not really one for fancy, big words and poetry, and the scriptwriters worked very hard on Paradise Lost to translate it. – Callan McAuliffe

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Poetry

I think Im a very good reader of poetry, but obviously, like everybody, I have a set of criteria for reading poems, and Im not shy about presenting them, so if people ask for my critical response to a poem, I tell them what works and why, and what doesnt work and why. – Diane Wakoski

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Poetry

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If an angel were ever to tell us anything of his philosophy I believe many propositions would sound like 2 times 2 equals 13. – G. C. (Georg Christoph) Lichtenberg

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Angels

All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move. – Arabic Proverb

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Class

I think what coaching is all about, is taking players and analyzing there ability, put them in a position where they can excel within the framework of the team winning. And I hope that Ive done that in my 33 years as a head coach. – Don Shula

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Hope

My country wrong or right, is like saying my mother, drunk or sober. – G. K. Chesterton

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Patriotism