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My father is a chemist, my mother was a homemaker. My parents inst

My father is a chemist, my mother was a homemaker. My parents instilled in us the feeling that learning was the most exciting thing that could happen to you, and it never ends. – Rita Dove

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What is ironic is that Allen Ginsbergs importance was in its twilight for so many years that it took his death to bring it to the front page. He electrified an entire world! – Rita Dove

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Death
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I see a resurgence of interest in poetry. I am less optimistic about the prospects for the arts when it comes to federal funding. – Rita Dove

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Poetry
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There are distinct duties of a poet laureate. I plan a reading series at the Library of Congress and advise the librarian. The rest is how I want to promote poetry. – Rita Dove

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Man, after all my grandma put into me learning the piano, that was a hard day, telling her I was telling jokes for a living. – Jamie Foxx

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In the end, my pursuit of the elusive New York State drivers license became about much more than a divorced womans learning to drive for the first time. – Suzanne Vega

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Some are so very studious of learning what was done by the ancients that they know not how to live with the moderns. – William Penn

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I knew nothing about martial arts. The coach told me I was talented with learning martial arts, and put me in a school. Three years later I got my first championship in China. – Jet Li

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