Quote by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
We have to raise the consciousness the only way poets can change t

We have to raise the consciousness the only way poets can change the world is to raise the consciousness of the general populace. – Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Other quotes by Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Anyone who saw Nagasaki would suddenly realize that theyd been kept in the dark by the United States government as to what atomic bombs can do. – Lawrence Ferlinghetti

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Government
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Constantly risking absurdity and death whenever he performs above the heads of his audience, the poet, like an acrobat, climbs on rhyme to a high wire of his own making. – Lawrence Ferlinghetti

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Death
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The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life and the procedure , the process is its own reward. – Amelia Earhart

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Know whats weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change. But pretty soon, everythings different. – Bill Watterson

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I like to change characters and then, slowly I believe the audience treat me as, like an actor who can fight. Its not like an action star. – Jackie Chan

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There are those people who are in your corner no matter what, you cant do any wrong, even when you do wrong. And then there are those people that no matter what you do they are going to dislike you and thats not going to change. – Brett Favre

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