Rita Dove Quotes

People write me from all over the country, asking me, and sometimes even telling me, what they think a poet laureate should do. I found that immensely valuable.

Rita Dove

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

PeopleMeThinkCountrySometimes

I did pose for 'Black and White' magazine, a prestigious, artistic publication, several years ago... I did this as a piece of art and make no apologies for the creative decisions I've made as an artist in my 20-year career.

Andrea Thompson

Black And WhiteArtCreativeBlack

I'll be honest: 'Badlands' changed my life: it really did rewire my brain as to how film can operate.

Jeff Nichols

LifeBrainMy LifeHonestFilmHow

Everything in New York seems to merit preserving. If it's not historical, it's personal. If it's not personal, it's cultural. But you can't. You can't save everything. You just have to pack it up in your brain and take it with you when you go.

Sloane Crosley

New YorkBrainYouGoNewPersonal

In exchange for power, influence, command and a place in history, a president gives up the bulk of his privacy.

Roger Mudd

PowerHistoryInfluencePrivacyUp

You know what I hate? I hate people who give me plants. The whole giving someone plants - it's like giving someone a pet. I'm giving you responsibility, I'm giving you a thing that you now have to take care of for, like, a year until it dies, and then I'm giving you sadness and guilt.

Chelsea Cain

ResponsibilityHatePetMePlants

I was late to the franchise; 'Days of Future Past' was the first X-Men movie I saw.

Tye Sheridan

FuturePastLateFirstDaysSaw

We turned what is virtually a glorified independent label into one of the powerhouse labels in the town.

Toby Keith

IndependentLabelsLabelTownTurned

It's important to find characters that share sympathy with a young audience, not just in the story but their role in the world.

Tim Crouch

SympathyWorldStoryFindYoung

The brave men who died in Vietnam, more than 100% of which were black, were the ultimate sacrifice.

Marion Barry

MenSacrificeBraveBlackMoreWho

I have always been part of a family with a great appreciation for the arts.

Lynn Whitfield

FamilyGreatAppreciationAlways

I was not allowed a physical lover. Falling in love with Love was the best I could get.

Lionel Blue

LoveBestFalling In LoveFalling

However far modern science and techniques have fallen short of their inherent possibilities, they have taught mankind at least one lesson; nothing is impossible.

Lewis Mumford

ScienceImpossibleShortLessonFar

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