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Tracy K. Smith Quotes

I have three kids, so children's literature is a big part of my life.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Life Children My Life Literature Big

The first 20 years had such a profound effect on me, I spent the next 20 dealing with them.

Me Profound First Next Years Effect

My dad is an egomaniac.

I want first and foremost to help other artists, launch new names, to provide opportunities. I want to do for them what happened to me, but better.

Me Opportunities Better Help New

The truth is that everyone pays attention to who's number one at the box office. And none of it matters, because the only thing that really exists is the connection the audience has with a movie.

Truth Truth Is Attention Connection

When I go home, I go to my house in the countryside. I don't hang out in Dublin. I go home to be with my family and have a rest and so on. I don't know anything about the Irish music scene, and I've never felt part of it.

Family Home Music Rest House Know

I am a breakfast girl. Breakfast is my favorite food. I love it. I love egg white omelettes. I love biscuits. I love toast. I love granola. I love quiche. I love all the fatty, horrible breakfast things!

Love Girl Food I Am Breakfast White

I really want to do everything I can to try to win a game or win on a play. You get fiery; you get chippy out there, but a lot of respect, I never have anybody, like, talk trash in my career in the league, or I don't talk trash. I think guys respect the fact that I'm coming.

Respect Win Game Think You Career

A lot of people think that there has to be extreme continuity in an album, but if you look at my background, it's variety! I want to see some variety in an artist, I want to be entertained, I want some depth. Show me some different styles!

People Me Think You Artist Look

When a lot of remedies are suggested for a disease, that means it can't be cured.

Disease Means Remedies Lot Suggested

You have to give this much to the Luftwaffe: when it knocked down our buildings it did not replace them with anything more offensive than rubble. We did that.

You Buildings Down More Anything

Any important disease whose causality is murky, and for which treatment is ineffectual, tends to be awash in significance.

Important Significance Whose Disease

Everyone gets frustrated and aggressive, and I'd sooner take my aggression out on a guitar than on a person.

Guitar Person Aggressive Out Take

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