Spahr Quotes

#1. I was a theater dork in high school and did all the plays. My theater teacher in high school, Janet Spahr, was absolutely incredible and mentored me throughout school. She taught me a lot about relying on my instincts.

Melissa Rauch

#2. I remember reading Paul Fussell my first year teaching at U of Hawai'i and being like, oh, it has a turn! Why didn't anyone tell me?

Juliana Spahr

#3. In America you can say anything you want - as long as it doesn't have any effect.

Paul Goodman

#4. All things that we are given are not ours to keep, all we get is the moment.

Jeffrey Spahr-Summers

#5. It was unexpected. That's just how it was. I don't believe they were faster than us. I don't believe they had more heart or dedication. It just fell on their side. That's the reality of it.

Nat Turner

#6. Would you respect me if I didn't have this gun? Cause without it, I don't get it, and that's why I carry one.

Phil Collins

#7. I know that all things are possible through Jesus Christ.

Jason Derulo

#8. With so much unknown in this life, how little it takes for a face, a grove of trees, an outcropping of stone to become familiar.

Larry Watson

#9. Genre/forms are institutional questions mainly. Like matter to MFA programs in terms of which workshop you can teach.

Juliana Spahr

#10. I was told over and over the poetry in forms was "conservative" but there was no analysis of why this was so.

Juliana Spahr

#11. Going into my 20s, I was uncertain, trying to figure out what my relationship to acting is.

Gaby Hoffmann

#12. Forgiveness is a gift we can only give to ourselves.

Jeffrey Spahr-Summers

#13. I'm sort of annoyed that some very basic things about poetic forms were not conveyed to me in the various poetry courses I took over the years.

Juliana Spahr

#14. Character is in turn the enduring source of virtue. It stands by itself and excites admiration in others. It is not obedience to authority, and while it is often consistent with and reinforced by religious belief, it is not piety.

E. O. Wilson

#15. Man is the being who has built controllers for every stubborn element, but he has not been able to build one for his Ego.

Muhammad Atta-ullah Faizani

#16. I'm known for being annoyingly gender-focused. It's always been my platform.

Liz Phair

#17. Obviously, personal responsibility is important. But there's no evidence that people who are poor are less ambitious than anyone else. In fact, many work long hours at backbreaking jobs.

Robert Reich

#18. Love heals the world one heart at a time.

The Prophet Of Life

#19. I often want to go to the movies and see something that transports you beyond the infinite.

Jonathan Nolan