William C. Bryant
Poet
"And suns grow meek, and the meek suns grow brief, and the year smiles as it draws near its death."
October quotes
October
68 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
May Sarton
Poet
"I long for the bulbs to arrive, for the early autumn chores are melancholy, but the planting of bulbs is the work of hope and is always thrilling."
Jack Kerouac
Novelist, Poet
"The bus roared on. I was going home in October. Everybody goes home in October."
John F. Kennedy
Politician
"Libraries should be open to all - except the censor. [Response to questionnaire in Saturday Review, October 29 1960]"
Fred Thompson
Politician
"This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it."
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"So now we are pushing economic reform, bank reform and enterprise reform. So we can finish that reform this year, in September or October. Then our economy may be much more, you know, normalized."
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"Outside, a gusty October breeze was combing leaves from the trees and sending them across her backyard in colorful skitters."
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"A springful of larks in a rolling Cloud and the roadside bushes brimming with whistling Blackbirds and the sun of October Summery On the hill's shoulder."
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"In international commerce, India is an ancient country-(19th October, 1899)"
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"After the first International Days of Protest in October, 1965, Senator Mansfield criticized the 'sense of utter irresponsibility' shown by the demonstrators."
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"What happened in the missile crisis in October 1962 has been prettified to make it look as if acts of courage and thoughtfulness abounded. The truth is that the whole episode was almost insane."
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"On October 15, 1965, an estimated 70,000 people took part in large-scale anti-war demonstrations."
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"I wrote a study about this question, The Lessons of October, which served as a pretext for my elimination from the government."
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"The majority of my work is from life. I spend most fine days from May to October painting outside."
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