Most poets in their youth begin in adolescent sadness. I find it more rewarding to end in gladness.

Quote by James Broughton

Topics: James Broughton Quotes

The only limits are, as always, those of vision.

The only limits are, as always, those of vision.

Consciousness is the glory of creation.

Consciousness is the glory of creation.

The only limits are, as always, those of vision.

The only limits are, as always, those of vision.

I never wanted to dilute my private passion for the art by airing and arguing...

I never wanted to dilute my private passion for the art by airing and arguing...

Some artists shrink from self-awareness, fearing that it will destroy their unique gifts and even...

Some artists shrink from self-awareness, fearing that it will destroy their unique gifts and even...

The American public does not know poets exist.

The American public does not know poets exist.

If bitterness wants to get into the act, I offer it a cookie or a...

If bitterness wants to get into the act, I offer it a cookie or a...

Being identified as a poet in France or Denmark or India one is greeted with...

Being identified as a poet in France or Denmark or India one is greeted with...

My films are an extension of my poetry, using the white screen like the white...

My films are an extension of my poetry, using the white screen like the white...

Adversity is a stimulus.

Adversity is a stimulus.

Everything is Song. Everything is Silence. Since it all turns out to be illusion, perfectly...

Everything is Song. Everything is Silence. Since it all turns out to be illusion, perfectly...

Today the U.S. is farther from being nourished by poetry than it was a hundred...

Today the U.S. is farther from being nourished by poetry than it was a hundred...

Trusting your individual uniqueness challenges you to lay yourself open.

Trusting your individual uniqueness challenges you to lay yourself open.

And to Shakespeare I owe my vision of the world as a theater, wherein all...

And to Shakespeare I owe my vision of the world as a theater, wherein all...

Everything that ever happened is still happening. Past, present and future keep happening in the...

Everything that ever happened is still happening. Past, present and future keep happening in the...

I consider my films to be poems that are all as personal as my writing...

I consider my films to be poems that are all as personal as my writing...

I'm happy to report that my inner child is still ageless.

I'm happy to report that my inner child is still ageless.

I tried to stir the imagination and enthusiasms of students to take risks, to do...

I tried to stir the imagination and enthusiasms of students to take risks, to do...

My major aim in writing is to set out flags and issue wake-up calls.

My major aim in writing is to set out flags and issue wake-up calls.

Acclaim is a distraction.

Acclaim is a distraction.