Quote by David Antin
The self is an oral society in which the present is constantly run

The self is an oral society in which the present is constantly running a dialogue with the past and the future inside of one skin. – David Antin

Other quotes by David Antin

I hardly remember how I started to write poetry. Its hard to imagine what I thought poetry could do. – David Antin

Category:
Poetry
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When you grow up in a family of languages, you develop a kind of casual fluency, so that languages, though differently colored, all seem transparent to experience. – David Antin

Category:
Experience
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While Ive had a great distaste for whats usually called song in modern poetry or for whats usually called music, I really dont think of speech as so far from song. – David Antin

Category:
Poetry
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Future
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I touch the future. I teach. – Christa McAuliffe

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Future

On Australia Day 2010, as we enter this second decade of the 21st century, Australians can be optimistic about our future, but we cannot afford to mistake optimism for complacency. – Kevin Rudd

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Future

When did the future switch from being a promise to a threat? – Chuck Palahniuk

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Future

Let him who would enjoy a good future waste none of his present. – Roger Babson

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Future

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Real freedom is creative, proactive, and will take me into new territories. I am not free if my freedom is predicated on reacting to my past. – Kenny Loggins

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