William Stafford
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WILLIAM STAFFORD Even the upper end of the riverbelieves in the ocean. WILLIAM STAFFORD You and I can turn and lookat the silent river and wait. We knowthe current is there, hidden; and th... WILLIAM STAFFORD "It's love," they say. You touchthe right one and a whole half of the universewakes up, a new half. WILLIAM STAFFORD The ocean and I have many pebblesTo find and wash off and roll into shape. WILLIAM STAFFORD Wisdom is having things right in your lifeWILLIAM STAFFORD If it should happen you wake up and Armageddon has come, lie still. WILLIAM STAFFORD My name is William Tell:when little oppressions touch mearrows hidden in my cloakwhisper, "Ready, re... WILLIAM STAFFORD I just kept on doing what everyone starts out doing. The real question is, why did other people stop... WILLIAM STAFFORD I am a person a dictionary-maker has to contend with. I am a living evidence in the development of l... WILLIAM STAFFORD These words that occur to me come out of my relation to the language which is developing even as I a... WILLIAM STAFFORD It is as if the ordinary language we use every day has a hidden set of signals; a kind of secret cod... WILLIAM STAFFORD If you have things right in your lifebut do not know why,you are just lucky, and you will not movein... WILLIAM STAFFORD You can't tell when strange things with meaningwill happen. I'm [still] here writing it downjust the... WILLIAM STAFFORD I call it cruel and maybe the root of all crueltyto know what occurs but not recognize the fact. WILLIAM STAFFORD We are led one thing at a time to that pure gain -- all that we lose. WILLIAM STAFFORD Will you ever bring a better gift for the worldthan the breathing respect that you carrywherever you... WILLIAM STAFFORD Our Father Who art in Heavencan lick their Father Who art in Heaven. WILLIAM STAFFORD For it is important that awake people be awake,or a breaking line may discourage them back to sleep;... WILLIAM STAFFORD Leave sound in an emptyhouse in its own room there. . . . WILLIAM STAFFORD Shelter in winter that day --a storm coming, but in the leeof an island in a cover with friends --oh... WILLIAM STAFFORD Well, it was yesterday. And the sun came,WhyIt came. WILLIAM STAFFORD It is time for all the heroes to go homeif they have any, time for all of us common onesto locate ou... WILLIAM STAFFORD All right. I listen. My life sinks a littlefarther, for the pity; from now on I know itwith them. We... WILLIAM STAFFORD And sometimes when they look in the firethey see time going on and someone alone,but they don't say ... WILLIAM STAFFORD And all the time it's your own story, even when you think -- "It's all just made up, a trick. What i... WILLIAM STAFFORD You happy beings, watch every face for thoseyou pass caught in the midst of lifeby some horror, thei... WILLIAM STAFFORD The world speaks everything to us.It is our only friend. WILLIAM STAFFORD Next time what I'd do is look atthe earth before saying anything. I'd stopjust before going into a h... WILLIAM STAFFORD Willows never forget how it feelsto be young.Do you remember where you came from? WILLIAM STAFFORD At noon in the desert a panting lizardwaited for history, its elbows tense,watching the curve of a p... WILLIAM STAFFORD So, the world happens twice --once what we see it as;second it legends itselfdeep, the way it is. WILLIAM STAFFORD The saddest are those not right in their liveswho are acting to make things right for others:they ac... WILLIAM STAFFORD Silence on a hill where the path endedand then the forest belowmoving in one long whisperas evening ... WILLIAM STAFFORD Poetry is the kind of thing you have to see from the corner of your eye. You can be too well prepare... WILLIAM STAFFORD They tell how it was, and how timecame along, and how it happenedagain and again. They tellthe slant... WILLIAM STAFFORD Let the bucket of memory down into the well,bring it up. Cool, cool minutes. No onestirring, no plan... WILLIAM STAFFORD Security of character would be like a compass, you know? Other people may say that this way is north... WILLIAM STAFFORD What can anyone give you greater than now,starting here, right in this room, when you turn around? WILLIAM STAFFORD You don't need many words if you already know what you're talking about. WILLIAM STAFFORD A great snug wall goes around everything,has always been there, will alwaysremain. It is a good worl... WILLIAM STAFFORD When I dream at night, they save a place for me,no matter how small, somewhere by the fire. WILLIAM STAFFORD If you don't know the kind of person I amand I don't know the kind of person you area pattern that o... WILLIAM STAFFORD Wisdom is having things right in your lifeand knowing why. 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STEWART STAFFORD It's a shame. Something like this can happen just that quickly. Kids could have been out here. I hav... DENNIS STAFFORD The choice to open the contest in March wasn't deliberate but, when we considered the timing with Sm... DEREK STAFFORD He comes out every day. He comes out just like we do. He's just trying to get better. DEREK STAFFORD Just for the guys to see what it takes to move on, and also that he's a regular guy. It's not like h... DEREK STAFFORD We've been having pro guys come out left and right. It's been awesome. Since November, we've had at ... DEREK STAFFORD It speaks to how far we've come as a medium that it's important enough to run it first on the Intern... ELIZABETH STAFFORD If an artist can occupy the void of artistry while simultaneously parodying its iconography, they ca... STEWART STAFFORD To me, Gothic fiction is the literary representation of the stormy gloom of the British Isles. 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JO STAFFORD I never thought about 'Who is Jo Stafford?' She just is. Jo Stafford is a lot of different people. S... JO STAFFORD The pandemonium was in full swing. JO STAFFORD You knew after eight bars that you were hearing something just absolutely new and unique. JO STAFFORD There is the assumption that the medications are so good, it obviates the need for counseling. RANDALL STAFFORD She always had kind words for others and a huge bear hug that made you feel warm and loved. RACHEL STAFFORD The whole NewsWeb operation -- the production and manufacturing process, sales and customer service ... ROBERT STAFFORD I've always been a fan of the SEC, ACC, down south. I never was a real big fan of Texas. It's not th... MATTHEW STAFFORD It's pretty cool, but it's only one win. It's not like 400 yards equals four wins. I wish it did bec... SHANE STAFFORD We absolutely must battle with every bit of determination we can muster to root out the harm that wo... 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I don't know if I have a favorite color. 
It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained. 
My husband has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and I owe him a debt greater ... 
The British constitution has always been puzzling and always will be. 
Family is the most important thing in the world. 
With the right help, children have a good chance of overcoming their issues while they are still you... 
As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend. 
Smoking is hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, and dangerous to the lungs. 
My dear mamma is quite right when she says that we must lay down principles and not depart from them... 
It seems to me that man is made to act rather than to know: the principles of things escape our most... 
Addiction is a hugely complex and destructive disease, and its impact can be simply devastating. All... 
There is nothing new except what has been forgotten. 
I have seen all, I have heard all, I have forgotten all. 
I think change needs to be egoless. It's not about my leaving my fingerprints or a legacy. It... 
We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat. They do not exist. 
I can make a lord, but only God can make a gentleman. 
I don't even know how to use a parking meter, let alone a phone box. 
The biggest disease this day and age is that of people feeling unloved. 
Being married gives one one's position like nothing else can. 
For a man to strike any women is most brutal, and I, as well as everyone else, think this far worse ... 
Find a need and fill it. 
Time moves in one direction, memory in another. 
We'll sort of get over the marriage first and then maybe look at the kids. But obviously we want... 
One challenge to the arts in America is the need to make the arts, especially the classic masterpiec... 
You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough. 
Why should we think upon things that are lovely? Because thinking determines life. It is a common ha... 
The empty vessel makes the loudest sound. 
To be, or not to be, that is the question. 
We need Hawaii just as much and a good deal more than we did California. It is Manifest Destiny. 
I don't remember being taught to read, and by the time I was seven years old, I had read a very ... 
I am going, if I can, to be an architect, and I am too old already, and there is no time to lose. 
If you cannot learn to love real art, at least learn to hate sham art and reject it. 
This above all; to thine own self be true. 