Tracy K. Smith Quotes

I wanted to write the kind of poetry that people read and remembered, that they lived by - the kinds of lines that I carried with me from moment to moment on a given day without even having chosen to.

Tracy K. Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 16, 1972

Topics

MomentDayPoetryPeopleMeKind

I grew up in the suburbs among highly educated people, in a house crammed with books. It was a culture rich in ideas, stimulation, entertainment, and mental activity, all helpful to the nurture of an imaginative child who wanted from an early age to be a writer.

Stephen Hunter

AgeCultureChildPeopleIdeasRich

Prudery is a kind of avarice, the worst of all.

Stendhal

KindWorstAvarice

I've played a lot of villains, and I always feel slightly upset when people say, 'You were so bad!'

Tony Goldwyn

PeopleFeelYouBadSayUpset

I don't know that the best way to approach it is to try and keep up. When you're doing that, you're setting yourself into a one-dimensional sort of race basically.

Tom Jenkinson

BestYourselfDoingYouKnowWay

When I hear that I realize how quickly time passes and how everybody goes on their journeys and they're always unbelievable and they never go where you think they're going to take you and, quite frankly, it also makes me feel a little old.

Rob Lowe

TimeMeThinkFeelYouTime Passes

Keep doing what you do, and people that enjoy what you do are gonna buy your music and love on you.

Marvin Sapp

LoveMusicPeopleDoingEnjoyYou

Chocolate is one of the backbones of the pastry kitchen. It is one of the most important ingredients in our pantry. It is very versatile, it is complex, and it is extremely temperamental.

Johnny Iuzzini

KitchenChocolateImportantComplex

I don't like to travel. Yet all my books seem to involve a journey.

Chris Van Allsburg

JourneyTravelSeemBooksLike

I think bookstore browsing will become more cherished as time goes on because it can't be replicated virtually.

Chuck Hogan

TimeThinkWillBecomeMoreBecause

Profitability is the only way to control your own investments.

Borje Ekholm

ControlWayOwnProfitabilityYour

My work is really simple. They say 'action,' I do my stuff; they say, 'cut!'

Art Malik

WorkSimpleActionSayThey SayCut

The major media companies are significantly reducing their financial commitment to the motion picture sector.

Peter Bart

CommitmentFinancialPictureMedia

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