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Men expect too much, do too little. - Allen Tate

Men expect too much, do too little. – Allen Tate

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There is probably nothing wrong with art for arts sake if we take the phrase seriously, and not take it to mean the kind of poetry written in England forty years ago. – Allen Tate

Category:
Poetry
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Allen Tate
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So the poet, who wants to be something that he cannot be, and is a failure in plain life, makes up fictitious versions of his predicament that are interesting even to other persons because nobody is a perfect automobile salesman. – Allen Tate

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Failure
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Allen Tate
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Action
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The trick to getting things done is to list things to do in doable order. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Action

Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action. – Walter Anderson, The Confidence Course, 1997

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Action

Doing things is not the same as getting things done. – Jared Silver, jaredsilver.name (@JaredSilver)

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Action

Action is the last resource of those who know not how to dream. – Oscar Wilde

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Action

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I couldnt wait for the sun to come up the next morning so that I could get out on the course again. – Ben Hogan

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