Sophie Hannah Quotes

All through childhood, I wrote verses and mysteries. There is, for me, one connection: structure. My poetry is metrical, rhyming.

Sophie Hannah

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: 1971

Topics

ChildhoodPoetryMeConnectionWrote

It's good to be in a position to know that I've inspired musicians, from what I've learned to lay down personally, and collectively with Led Zeppelin.

Jimmy Page

GoodMusiciansDownKnowInspired

Science has produced such powerful weapons that in a war between great powers there would be neither victor nor vanquished. Both would be overwhelmed in destruction.

John Boyd Orr

ScienceGreatWarPowerfulWould

I worked in theater my whole life. My mom was a drama teacher at my middle school. In high school, I was Drama Club President every year, and then I auditioned for conservatory acting programs.

Jenn Proske

LifeTeacherSchoolMomHigh School

Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin. The talent of a writer is his ability to give them their separate names, identities, personalities and have them relate to other characters living with him.

Mel Brooks

TalentPeopleSkinLivingHumanHim

Neutrality works well in my district.

Jeff Duncan

WellNeutralityWorksDistrict

I worked at an ice cream parlor called Chadwicks. We wore old-timey outfits and had to bang a drum, play a kazoo, and sing 'Happy Birthday' to people while giving them free birthday sundaes. Lots of ice cream scooping and $1 tips.

Amy Poehler

BirthdayHappyPeopleFreeGiving

Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.

Ambrose Bierce

ReligionPlaceServeFrenchState

I've made it clear that I'm not taking special interest PAC money or accepting donations from lobbyists - ever. I want to represent the interests of the citizens.

Stephen Pagliuca

MoneyWantSpecialInterestClear

A primary motivation for introducing no-fault divorce was, in fact, to reduce perjury in the legal system.

Stephanie Coontz

LegalMotivationDivorceSystemFact

You definitely pick stuff up when you go back and listen to older material.

Mike Shinoda

YouBackGoListenUpStuff

Architecture was always the plan. I always figured I'd just do theater on the side.

Michael Lomenda

ArchitecturePlanAlwaysSideJust

People come up to me all the time who saw Dad in 'Oklahoma!' or 'Pajama Game,' and they say they'll never forget it.

Bonnie Raitt

TimePeopleMeGameNever ForgetUp

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