Share & Save
Meaning
Not documented yet.
When It Was Said
Not documented yet.
Who It Was Said To
Not documented yet.
Historical Context
Not documented yet.
Source
Not documented yet.
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
Not documented yet.
Did You Know?
Not documented yet.
About Amanda Gorman
Amanda Gorman is quoted here; further biographical details are not publicly available.
More from Amanda Gorman (46 quotes) →Keep reading Amanda Gorman
- “I was obsessed with everything and anything; I wanted to learn everything, to read everything, to do everythi…”Amanda Gorman
- “That's kind of the challenging thing about writing an inaugural poem. You're speaking to everyone, but you do…”Amanda Gorman
- “One: whose shoulders do you stand on? And two: what do you stand for? These are two questions that I always b…”Amanda Gorman
- “Most of my life I was particularly terrified of speaking up, because I had a speech impediment, which made it…”Amanda Gorman
Explore Language
- “Language is possible due to a number of cognitive and physical characteristics that are unique to humans but…”Daniel Everett
- “Karaoke was my family's happy secret. In those early years in America, like many immigrants, my parents strug…”Jenny Zhang
- “Human life is driven forward by its dim apprehension of notions too general for its existing language.”Alfred North Whitehead
Poetry: more sayings
- “Our spirits are connected honey. Wrapped in firsts of gnarled heartache. But I promise not to let go if you d…”Alfa H
- “one must verge on the unknown, write toward the truth hitherto unrecognizable of one’s own sincerity, includi…”Allen Ginsberg
- “A savage place! as holy and enchanted As e'er beneath a waning moon was haunted By woman wailing for her demo…”Samuel Taylor Coleridge
READ THE SOURCE
Books by Amanda Gorman
The Hill We Climb
2021