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Stephen Vincent Benet Quotes

I have fallen in love with American names, the sharp names that never get fat.

Stephen Vincent Benet

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: american
Birth: July 22, 1898 - March 13, 1943

Topics

Love American Fat Never Names Sharp

We had offers to go everywhere and we could have done them. But what would have been the point? We were tired. We had worked hard and needed a break before we got stale. We spent six months at home and writing songs.

Home Tired Writing Go Done Hard

In the spring of 1988, my wife, Joan Didion, and I were approached about writing a screenplay based on a book by Alanna Nash called 'Golden Girl,' a biography of the late network correspondent and anchorwoman Jessica Savitch.

John Gregory Dunne

Girl Wife Spring Writing Book Late

I can pretty much call anyone, whether at the White House, in a company or in the media. I have access, because of the silliness of the entertainment world and how people react to it. It gave me an enormous opportunity to do anything I really want to.

Opportunity People Me World Media

I don't want to just be fully rapping my whole life.

Life Want Whole Just Just Be Fully

To say what your disguise is would be foolish.

Say Foolish Disguise Would Your

Well, I think of the folks who are the climate deniers as the flat Earthers and the people who say the moon landings never happened.

People Moon Think Say Never Well

Borrow trouble for yourself, if that's your nature, but don't lend it to your neighbours.

Rudyard Kipling

Nature Yourself Trouble Borrow Your

For a writer, capturing that elusive Christmas morning magic can be deeply problematic.

Mary Kay Andrews

Morning Magic Christmas Elusive

Michael Jackson will always be my favorite pop musician; he was for years and years until his death, which was horrible to me. So I like pop culture. But to me, even if it's popular, there is a quality in the music you have to be able to appreciate.

Music Culture Quality Death Me You

There is only a finger's difference between a wise man and a fool.

Fool Man Wise Wise Man Difference

The Helmand area used to be the breadbasket of Afghanistan. There was a time when a substantial number of the grapes we ate came from Afghanistan.

Time Afghanistan Grapes Used Number

The world needs a person like me so that many other rich people will be able to follow my role model. If they do, many poor people will be helped.

People Me World Rich Person Poor

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