Quote by James Buchan
Is there any purpose to translating poetry? A poem does not contai

Is there any purpose to translating poetry? A poem does not contain information of importance, like a signpost or a warning notice. – James Buchan

Other quotes by James Buchan

Profits in business always depend on the rate of interest: the higher the interest, the higher the rate of profit required. – James Buchan

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Business
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Cause and effect, the riddle of all history, is a particular devil in financial history and never more so than today, where entire classes of security are collapsing not on public exchanges and stock-tickers but because there are no markets to establish prices this side of nothing. – James Buchan

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History
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Any new financial order for the world must tackle the three chief challenges of our age. – James Buchan

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Age
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The first question at that time in poetry was simply the question of honesty, of sincerity. – George Oppen

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American poetry, like American painting, is always personal with an emphasis on the individuality of the poet. – Diane Wakoski

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Poetry

A poem records emotions and moods that lie beyond normal language, that can only be patched together and hinted at metaphorically. – Diane Ackerman

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Stylized acting and direction is to realistic acting and direction as poetry is to prose. – Elia Kazan

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Poetry

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