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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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Religion was used as an ideology, as a system of control. When they forced the veil upon women, they were using it as an instrument of control in the same way that in Maos China people were wearing Mao jackets and women were not supposed to wear any makeup. – Azar Nafisi

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Religion
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The drama is complete poetry. The ode and the epic contain it only in germ it contains both of them in a state of high development, and epitomizes both. – Victor Hugo

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Poetry

I dont think the creative writing industry has helped American poetry. – Robert Morgan

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Poetry

I hardly remember how I started to write poetry. Its hard to imagine what I thought poetry could do. – David Antin

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Poetry

If you were going to choose a way of making your way in this world and a place to start from, you might not choose poetry and you might not choose Huddersfield. – Simon Armitage

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Poetry

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And at least in poetry you should feel free to lie. That is, not to lie, but to imagine what you want, to follow the direction of the poem. – Mark Strand

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I say to people who care for people who are dying, if you really love that person and want to help them, be with them when their end comes close. Sit with them – you dont even have to talk. You dont have to do anything but really be there with them. – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

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Love

Acknowledgement and celebration are essential to fueling passion, making people feel valid and valuable, and giving the team a real sense of progress that makes it all worthwhile. – Dwight Frindt

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Teamwork

When I get mad, I stop being mad and be awesome instead. – Author Unknown

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Anger