Lawrence Ferlinghetti's Quote - We have to raise the consciousness the only way poets can change t

Quote by Lawrence Ferlinghetti

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

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

Category:

Death

Author

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Read Quote

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

Category:

Government

Author

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Read Quote

I think if theres a great depression there might be some hope. – Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Category:

Hope

Author

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Read Quote

Other Quotes from

Change

Random Quotes

Emotional intelligence begins to develop in the earliest years. All the small exchanges children have with their parents, teachers, and with each other carry emotional messages. – Daniel Goleman

Category:

Intelligence

As far as the girls in my grade, it was always kind of an on-and-off thing. When all this came up, it was kind of hard. My guy friends and my family friends have been so amazing and supportive. – Stacie Orrico

Category:

amazing

I think Im fascinated by the power of religion in our culture. Like a lot of secular, liberal people, I ignored it for a long time. Lately, of course, just from a political perspective, its impossible to ignore. – Tom Perrotta

Category:

Religion

I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense of our resources is just as important as defense abroad. Otherwise what is there to defend? – Robert Redford, Yosemite National Park dedication, 1985

Category:

Environment