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Rita Dove Quotes

In working on a poem, I love to revise. Lots of younger poets don't enjoy this, but in the process of revision I discover things.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: american
Birth: August 28, 1952

Topics

Love Process Enjoy Things Working

A newspaper is lumber made malleable. It is ink made into words and pictures. It is conceived, born, grows up and dies of old age in a day.

Age Day Words Old Age Born Pictures

What you do is more important than how much you make, and how you feel about it is more important than what you do.

Feel You Important More Than Much

We don't need any more reality TV, women yelling at each other. I can't watch that stuff.

Andie MacDowell

Women Reality More Need Reality TV

I got to have a great big knock-down, drag-out fight with Sylvester Stallone. Every actor should have that much fun at some point. You can hit him as hard as you can, and it's never enough for him.

Great Fight Fun Enough You Actor

At a lot of companies founded on principles, the notion of making money is almost antithetical to the ethos of the place. From the very beginning, our business has existed to meet the needs and desires of multiple constituencies: customers, team members, vendors, shareholders, the community.

Business Community Money Beginning

I think the voters can make up their own minds.

Think Minds Up Own Make I Think

The irony is, the advertising industry knows everyone hates what they produce. This is why they keep looking for new ways to force people to stay tuned.

People Advertising Looking New Why

I hate the gym, so I try to diversify my workouts with swimming and basketball. Indoors, it's less boring than running. I do find that diet is key. I eat lots of lean protein, no soda, no fast food or fried foods, and a lot of water. But I love food and often cook.

Love Water Food Hate Swimming Key

I was kind of bored playing drums in a band. Which was depressing, because playing in the band was kind of a golden ticket.

Kind Golden Band Bored Playing

When people ask me why I'm amazed at what Barack Obama has accomplished, I tell them it's not because of what most of America and the world sees and knows of his history. It's because I witnessed what I can only describe as a bizarre turn of events that thrust him into position to even become a U.S. senator.

History People Me World America Why

For me, acting is an art.

Here at home, we're in a world of right angles and human construct, so whether it's cement or plastic or steel, everything is at an angle. But nature is chaos theory in full play. So having that uniqueness of what nature is gives me a sense of rejuvenation and scale.

Nature Home Me Chaos World Play

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