Quote by Paul Dirac
In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be unders

In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, its the exact opposite. – Paul Dirac

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I do not see how a man can work on the frontiers of physics and write poetry at the same time. They are in opposition. – Paul Dirac

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Poetry
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I should like to suggest to you that the cause of all the economic troubles is that we have an economic system which tries to maintain an equality of value between two things, which it would be better to recognise from the beginning as of unequal value. – Paul Dirac

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High and low culture come together in all Post Modern art, and American poetry is not excluded from this. – Diane Wakoski

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The sources of poetry are in the spirit seeking completeness. – Muriel Rukeyser

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A poet can survive anything but a misprint. – Oscar Wilde

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Let me read you some of my poetry. My poetry just takes me to another level. – Rick Fox

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