Andrew Motion Quotes

The best public poems aren't necessarily those that go at the subject like a bull at a gate.

Andrew Motion

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: October 26, 1952

Topics

BestGoBullGateLikePoems

I believe that 'MasterChef' brings something more to the table, so to speak, than simply being another reality food TV show. My hope is that it will inspire America to get more involved in the food they eat, how it is prepared.

Joe Bastianich

HopeFoodBelieveSpeakInspire

If we want to share the message of the composers, to give good things back to humanity, we have to dig deep while we can.

Andris Nelsons

GoodGood ThingsDeepHumanityBack

After 'Chen Zhen,' I wanted to make an emotional, touching story.

Andrew Lau

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If we didn't need eight hours of sleep and could survive on six, Mother Nature would have done away with 25 percent of our sleep time millions of years ago. Because when you think about it, sleep is an idiotic thing to do.

Matthew Walker

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When you're a Viking, you never know when you're going to get the axe.

Alyssa Sutherland

YouKnowNeverAxeGoingGet

Now that we are poor, we are free. No white man controls our footsteps.

Sitting Bull

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That's why 'Chandelier' was interesting to me... I wrote the song because there's so many party-girl anthems in pop. And I thought it'd be interesting to do a different take on that.

Sia

MeSongThoughtInterestingWhyPop

There is no quick easy way to the body you want... commit yourself now to your workout and get started.

Tracy Anderson

YourselfEasyYouBodyWantWay

When the machine of a human being is turned on, it seems to produce a protagonist, just as a television produces an image.

Mohsin Hamid

TelevisionHumanImageHuman Being

The Chinese have always enjoyed gambling, and Macau is the only place in Greater China where gambling is legal. So I believe the government understands that there has to be a place for it.

Lui Che Woo

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We are all gifted, but we have to discover the gift, uncover the gift, nurture and develop the gift and use it for the Glory of God and for the liberation struggle of our people.

Louis Farrakhan

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I don't swim! That's like athletic.

Chloe Sevigny

SwimLikeAthletic

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