All Quotes By Tag: Poet
“I was transformed the dayMy ego shattered,And all the superficial, materialThings that matteredTo me before,Suddenly ceasedTo matter.”
“I confine time to the sentences…A poet I am, I paint dreams, I seize dreams!”
“I don’t make much of a living, but I do live much of a making.”
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“Don’t be afraid of your struggles, they are making you dangerously strong and wise. They are preparing you for your superpowers. Let them happen, otherwise you’ll stay in the same damn place you’ve always been, and until you know there is so much more awesomeness in the world and within you, you’ll be content in your tiny cocoon, spinning the same circles day in and day out. Your struggles are transforming you.”
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“Old soul. Poet’s heart. Warriors mind.”
“Because there are hundreds of different ways to say one thing, I, being a writer, songwriter, and poet, speak childishly and incoherently. In speech there is so much to decide in so little time.”
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“If I woke up one morning and realized that all I ever was going to be was a business man, I’d probably die. All my dreams would be shattered. Early in life I had many dreams. I dreamed of being a great basketball star. I dreamed of being a preacher. I dreamed of saving the world from war and racism. And I dreamed of being a great poet. Today, I dream only of writing.”
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“If I’m writing, at least I don’t feel as paralyzed.”
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“Stories I read and people I love, conversations I have had, dreams I’ve lost and found, these all become part of me, embedded in my DNA, and if they are lucky, eventually, these things I cherish will be stitched into patchworks of poetry.”
“The Gay, the Straight, the Preacher,The privileged, the homeless, the Teacher.They all hearThe speaking of the Tree.They hear the first and last of every TreeSpeak to humankind today. Come to me, here beside the River.Plant yourself beside the River.”
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“The Wild Heart wants promises of forever. The Peaceful Soul just wants harmony in the present.”
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“Any hand can condem, but it takes a helping hand to build.”
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“The world you are in –Is the true hell.The journey to Truth itselfIs what quickens the heart to become lighter.The lighter the heart, the purer it is.The purer the heart, the closer to light it becomes.And the heavier the heart,The more chained to this hellIt will remain.”
“YOU ARE JUSTYou are not just for the right or left,but for what is right over the wrong.You are not just rich or poor,but always wealthy in the mind and heart.You are not perfect, but flawed.You are flawed, but you are just.You may just be conscious human,but you are also a magnificentreflection of God.”