Amy Lowell

Poet Critic American 1874 – 1925

American poet and critic, leader of Imagist movement.

401 quotes

"Family is where we first learn to love and be loved."
Family
"Technology is a tool that reveals the nature of the wielder."
Technology
"History repeats because we fail to truly understand it."
History
"Humor is wisdom that has learned not to take itself too seriously."
Humor
"Beauty speaks a language that transcends words and cultures."
Beauty
"Knowledge without compassion is dangerous."
Knowledge
"Education should expand the capacity for wonder, not contract it."
Education
"The paradox of freedom is that it requires the discipline of responsibility."
Freedom
"Peace within is the foundation for peace without."
Peace
"Nature is the greatest artist; all human art is merely imitation."
Nature
"To create is to participate in the divine act of making something from nothing."
Art
"Science is organized skepticism; faith is organized trust."
Faith
"Music heals what words cannot touch."
Music
"Leadership requires the humility to admit what you do not know."
Leadership
"Work becomes joyful when it aligns with purpose."
Work
"Dreams deferred become regrets; dreams pursued become wisdom."
Dreams
"Humor is the oxygen of the soul; breathe it deeply."
Humor
"Beauty is the truth that remains when all else has been stripped away."
Beauty
"Death teaches us to love more fully while we live."
Death
"Perseverance is the quiet courage of continuing after setback."
Perseverance
"Gratitude multiplies what we have; complaint diminishes it."
Gratitude
"Creativity is the act of making connections others have not yet seen."
Creativity
"Justice delayed is justice denied, but justice rushed is injustice enacted."
Justice
"Patience is not passive; it is the active choice to trust in timing."
Patience
"Kindness is a currency that increases when spent."
Kindness
"Strength is not loudness; it is the quiet confidence of knowing oneself."
Strength
"Fear is the price we pay for caring about something."
Fear
"Power without love is oppression; love without power is sentimentality."
Power
"Money cannot buy what truly matters, yet lack of it creates real suffering."
Money
"Health is the greatest wealth, yet we treat it as dispensable until it is gone."
Health