Author: poetryfest

Submit your Poetry to the Festival. Three Options: 1) To post. 2) To have performed by an actor 3) To be made into a film.

“True wealth is not measured in money or status or power. It is measured in the legacy we leave behind for those we love and those we inspire.” — Art of Quotation

True wealth is not measured in money or status or power. It is measured in the legacy we leave behind for those we love and those we inspire. Cesar Chavez, activist Richard Jay Jensen, John C. Hammerback (2002). “The Words of César Chávez”, p.172, Texas A&M University Press

via “True wealth is not measured in money or status or power. It is measured in the legacy we leave behind for those we love and those we inspire.” — Art of Quotation

“the public good seems poised to lose out to a select set of personal freedoms… where any suggestion of collective duty and responsibility for others become the chains of tyranny.” — Art of Quotation

As in the gun control debate, public opinion, public health and the public good seem poised to lose out to a select set of personal freedoms. But it’s a child’s two-dimensional view of freedom — one where any suggestion of collective duty and responsibility for others become the chains of tyranny. This idea of freedom […]

via “the public good seems poised to lose out to a select set of personal freedoms… where any suggestion of collective duty and responsibility for others become the chains of tyranny.” — Art of Quotation

In Memory: “good is always stronger than evil. Always remember that… The smallest bit of good can stand against all the powers of evil in the world and it will emerge triumphant.“ — Art of Quotation

“It is because good is always stronger than evil. Always remember that, Antonio. The smallest bit of good can stand against all the powers of evil in the world and it will emerge triumphant.” Rudolfo Anaya, 1937-2020, writer, book quote from “Bless Me, Ultima“, 1972.

via In Memory: “good is always stronger than evil. Always remember that… The smallest bit of good can stand against all the powers of evil in the world and it will emerge triumphant.“ — Art of Quotation

“I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.‘ — Art of Quotation

I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you […]

via “I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.‘ — Art of Quotation

“These dark days will be worth all they cost us if they teach us that our true destiny is not to be ministered unto, but to minister to ourselves and to our fellow men.” — Art of Quotation

“These dark days will be worth all they cost us if they teach us that our true destiny is not to be ministered unto, but to minister to ourselves and to our fellow men.” — Franklin Roosevelt, 1933, first Inaugural Address

via “These dark days will be worth all they cost us if they teach us that our true destiny is not to be ministered unto, but to minister to ourselves and to our fellow men.” — Art of Quotation

In Memory: “compared to classical composers like Bach… or Mozart, I would define myself as unemployed“ — Art of Quotation

Mr. Morricone placed his acclaimed oeuvre in a modest perspective. “The notion that I am a composer who writes a lot of things is true on one hand and not true on the other hand. Maybe my time is better organized than many other people’s. But compared to classical composers like Bach, Frescobaldi, […]

via In Memory: “compared to classical composers like Bach… or Mozart, I would define myself as unemployed“ — Art of Quotation