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Lucille Clifton
Related GAIL CARSON LEVINE Like threads of silver seen through crystal beads Character consists of what you do on the third and forth tries. My dreams were all my own; I accounted for them to nobody; they were my refuge when annoyed - my dea... The most wasted day of all is that in which we have not laughed. This is as true in everyday life as it is in battle: we are given one life and the decision is ours ... Reality isn't what it used to be. ...all life is only a set of pictures in the brain, among which there is no difference betwixt those... You have dreamed too well, O wise archdreamer, for you have drawn dream's gods away from the world o... The most merciful thing in the world . . . is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its c... That which is static and repetitive is boring. That which is dynamic and random is confusing. In bet... Close scrutiny will show that most "crisis situations" are opportunities to either advance, or stay ... Study the situation thoroughly, go over in your imagination the various courses of action possible t... The artist is the confidant of nature, flowers carry on dialogues with him through the graceful bend... I always turn to the sports pages first, which record people's accomplishments. The front page has n... You could not step twice into the same rivers; for other waters are ever flowing on to you. Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal. Fate tried to conceal him by naming him Smith. Henry James chews more than he bites off. The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. Accept life... I like children. If they're properly cooked. I like to keep a bottle of stimulant handy in case I see a snake, which I also keep handy. There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct or more uncertain in its s... Those who are lifting the world upward and onward are those who encourage more than criticize. No doubt Jack the Ripper excused himself on the grounds that it was human nature. One loses all the time which he might employ to better purpose. Falsehood has an infinity of combinations, but truth has only one mode of being. Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains. If women didn't exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning. Awards are merely the badges of mediocrity. It is sometimes expedient to forget who we are. Every job is a self-portrait of the person who did it. Autograph your work with excellence. Many people seem to think that opportunity means a chance to get money without earning it. Many of us have heard opportunity knocking at our door, but by the time we unhooked the chain, pushe... If you get up one time more than you fall, you will make it through. One thing you can give and still keep is your word. Behind every successful man there are usually a lot of unsuccessful years. Mankind's worst enemy is fear of work. Before a man can wake up and find himself famous he has to wake up and find himself. Analysis and synthesis ordinarily clarify matters for us about as much as taking a Swiss watch apart... Every success is built on the ability to do better than good enough. If the truth be known, most successes are built on a multitude of failures. The price is what you pay; the value is what you receive. The hardest work in the world is that which should have been done yesterday. An expert knows all the answers - if you ask the right questions. If someone offers to furnish a sure test, ask what the test was which made the sure test sure. Religion is meant to be bread for daily use, not cake for special occasions. Think highly of yourself, for the world takes you at your own estimate. To save time is to lengthen life. Our wisdom comes usually from our experience, and our experience comes largely from our experience. Spare minutes are the Gold-dust of time; the portions of life most fruitful in good and evil; the ga... Life is too short to be taken seriously. A good marriage winds up as a meeting of minds, which had better be pretty good to start with. A good name, like good will, is attained by many actions and may be lost by one. Some families can trace their ancestors back three hundred years, but can't tell you where their chi... If a man defrauds you one time, he is a rascal; if he does it twice, you are a fool. Gossip is sometimes referred to as halitosis of the mind The guilty catch themselves. Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have. Having supplied them with names, omnipotence, justice, knowledge, Providence, - what are they? The best leader is the one who has the sense to surround himself with outstanding people and self-re... It is strange that we do not temper our resentment of criticism with a thought for our many faults w... You can judge your age by the amount of pain you feel when you come in contact with a new idea The best answer to answer to anger is silence. A lot of good arguments are spoiled by some fool who knows what he is talking about. People who know the least always argue the most. If you look for the positive things in life; you will find them. What we are doing at the moment is more that just one thing added to the rest; it is a memoir. The human mind must believe in something, so why not let it believe what it does believe. It is better to live richly than to die rich. Desire for security keeps littleness little and threatens the great with smallness. Mistakes are a great educator when one is honest enough to admit them and willing to learn from them Don't mind criticism. If it is untrue, disregard it; if unfair, keep from irritation; if it is ignor... Cheerfulness greases the axles of the world. The shortest answer is the doing the thing. When they took the fourth amendment, I was silent because I don't deal drugs. When they took the six... Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence. I'm a solipsist and, I have to say, I'm surprised there aren't more of us. If your children look up to you, you've made a success of life's biggest job. A patient man is one who can put up with himself. Peace won by the compromise of principles is a short-lived achievement. Prayer doesn't change things. It changes people and they change things. You can buy education, but wisdom is a gift from God. The written word can be erased - not so with the spoken word. The good Lord gave me a brain that works so fast that in one moment I can worry as much as it would ... Perpetual worry will get you to one place ahead of time - the cemetery. Neurotics chase after people and jobs they don't really want, just to prove that they are like every... The secret of success is to do all you can do without thought of success. There is a growing suspicion that what the world needs now is a religion that will cover the other s... Get into the habit of asking yourself if what you are doing can be handled by someone else. One thing about the school of experience is that it will repeat the lesson if you flunk the first ti... Faith is like electricity. You can't see it, but you can see the light. Successful men follow the same advice they prescribe for others. A college education never hurt anybody who was willing to learn after he got it. Catch your people doing something right and let them know you appreciate it. There are many roads to hate, but envy is the shortest of them all. Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. Courage is always greatest when blended with meekness; intellectual ability is most admired when it ... The man who has strong opinions and always says what he thinks is courageous - and friendless. Friendship is love with understanding.
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You might as well answer the door, my child,LUCILLE CLIFTON Things don't fall apart. Things hold. Lines connect in thin ways that last and last and lives become... LUCILLE CLIFTON . . . even when the universe made it quite clear to me that I was mistaken in my certainties, in my ... LUCILLE CLIFTON the lost womenLUCILLE CLIFTON People wish to be poets more than they wish to write poetry, and that's a mistake. One should wish t... LUCILLE CLIFTON i keep hearing / tree talk / water words / and i keep knowing what they mean. LUCILLE CLIFTON Poetry is a matter of life, not just a matter of language. LUCILLE CLIFTON CLIFTON FADIMAN LUCILLE BALL LUCILLE BALL CLIFTON FADIMAN LUCILLE BALL CLIFTON FADIMAN CLIFTON FADIMAN He probably gave away 55 zucchini last year. The garden was huge. It was higher than him. Even if he... LUCILLE MANCKE LUCILLE BALL LUCILLE BALL Unfortunately, due to the efforts of the United States and others, it's been reduced to a minimalist... 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CLIFTON KIZIAH LUCILLE BALL CLIFTON FADIMAN LUCILLE BALL LUCILLE BALL CLIFTON FADIMAN What is chemistry in a relationship, Really? Chemistry can be spontaneous combustion that excites, i... LUCILLE ANDERSON All year, the thing that has kept us in games is our defense. But on Friday night, we broke down on ... KRAIG CLIFTON It's a challenging time for the kids. We really need a win to keep our heads above water. It's not t... KRAIG CLIFTON She was their little mother. LUCILLE VENTRELLI She was a doll, just a little doll. I don't even remember her really ever crying. LUCILLE VENTRELLI I don't think that any [relatives] saw her after she left the hospital. LUCILLE CZECHANSKI Child Protective Services was comfortable with releasing the child back to the mom. We all believe t... LUCILLE BAUR CLIFTON FADIMAN CLIFTON FADIMAN CLIFTON FADIMAN CLIFTON FADIMAN The different dates show how far under water your memorial was that day. BRYAN CLIFTON CLIFTON FADIMAN CLIFTON FADIMAN Write about society as news and treat it like sociology. CLIFTON DANIEL CLIFTON FADIMAN CLIFTON FADIMAN Marlon Brando said any guy can become an actor. It takes a real man to quit. CLIFTON DAVIS CLIFTON FADIMAN It's a tribute. I'm trying to get a little attention, get people talking to me. CLIFTON LEE CLIFTON FADIMAN I was thinking about it the whole game. CLIFTON LEE We thought there was a hard time ahead for farming and we had to do something different. CLIFTON LAMPARD They're only doing what they always do in an emergency. It was chaotic but things went well. KAREN CLIFTON They can hit you from so many directions and every on the floor can shoot and that makes it hard to ... KRAIG CLIFTON They have athletes at every position. They're really aggressive and they make things hard. 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As long as we go out there and execute, pressure the ball and reboun... CLIFTON LEE Vision without action is Hallucination. DON CLIFTON We are still in close contact with the Red Sox and they have told us they will do whatever they can ... GREGG CLIFTON I know David would still like to finish his career on the West Coast, but he has no plans to hold ou... GREGG CLIFTON LUCILLE BALL CLIFTON FADIMAN LUCILLE BALL LUCILLE KALLEN LUCILLE KALLEN LUCILLE BALL CLIFTON FADIMAN LUCILLE BALL LUCILLE BALL I would say we're in the mid-majors. We spoke with a mid-major analyst who had us ranked in that pol... CLIFTON LEE While rain might have contributed to [the limb] falling, it was not the sole cause. It's not as thou... LUCILLE BAUR CLIFTON FADIMAN CLIFTON FADIMAN CLIFTON FADIMAN LUCILLE KALLEN CLIFTON FADIMAN CLIFTON FADIMAN We've had two fall in here on this place here. CLIFTON LAWRENCE Come see me anytime but make sure to give me advance notice so I can leave town. LUCILLE BELLUCCI Whenever a trade happens, it's always a little shocking from the player's perspective. GREGG CLIFTON We really haven't discussed that. David's a professional. He knows he has a job to do. GREGG CLIFTON I just hope, as does Terry, that the Red Sox don't use this discount to deal him away to another tea... GREGG CLIFTON CLIFTON FADIMAN LUCILLE BALL Tanaka's our only true ball handler and he never came off the floor. They kept throwing different gu... KRAIG CLIFTON LUCILLE BALL Dream and imagine what you want and you will bring it into reality. LEONARD CLIFTON There's talk about oil showing up in the water now so I imagine they're frantic now. KAREN CLIFTON I still can see it. At night, sometimes, I remember. Something like that you don't forget. LUCILLE ROBINSON I see the working of the Lord in my life. We have so much compared to other people. Some people say ... LUCILLE REYNOLDS I guess the biggest thing is that I'm lucky that I'm in pretty good health. LUCILLE REYNOLDS I'm grateful that our daughter talked to us about this. You never think that something like this is ... LUCILLE REYNOLDS She used to sing and dance all over the house. She loved music. LUCILLE VENTRELLI We lost to a very good team. They're tough to beat in their place. KRAIG CLIFTON We finally played our best game of the year. Patterson is an excellent team, but our scoring was spr... KRAIG CLIFTON It's not surprising. You could tell that they were right there last season. KRAIG CLIFTON The fourth got us. We had some easy opportunities to score but just didn't convert. (Los Banos) real... KRAIG CLIFTON CLIFTON FADIMAN I don't know exactly when he got the memory flash, but he was in D.C. when it was the horrible defin... LUCILLE BAUR Dad forgot baby was in the car, parked the car, got on the Metro. LUCILLE BAUR We're still investigating to see what's the most appropriate action. 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CLIFTON LEE All this area all through here is all undermined and it could fall in at any time. CLIFTON LAWRENCE CLIFTON FADIMAN If you give up a sack, you're exposed. It's out there for everyone to see. CHAD CLIFTON Christmas morning in Russia a cruel snow-laden wind blowing straight out of the pages of Russian his... CLIFTON DANIEL Unfortunately, due to the efforts of the United States and others, it's been reduced to a minimalist... CLIFTON CURTIS Christmas morning in Russia a cruel snow-laden wind blowing straight out of the pages of Russian his... CLIFTON DANIEL Any time you can go into those big?name colleges, and pull out a win or come close to winning, it bu... CLIFTON LEE Any time you can go into one of those big-time colleges and pull out the win or come close, it build... CLIFTON LEE Anytime you could go into those 'big-name' colleges and pull out a win or come close to winning, it ... CLIFTON LEE Our guys off the bench give us a spark. Not many other teams have that. 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