Rita Dove Quotes

Without imagination we can go nowhere. And imagination is not restricted to the arts. Every scientist I have met who has been a success has had to imagine.

Rita Dove

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

SuccessImaginationGoWithoutArts

More often than not, my reference point is not the kids or the grandkids but myself when I was that age. I remember the days at Hartranft Elementary and Stewart Junior High in Norristown.

Jerry Spinelli

AgeMyselfRememberMoreHighDays

You do a film for a short time period - you put it all out there and move on.

Jessica Szohr

TimeShortYouMove OnOutFilm

People that have known me for a while tell me how they see me grown as an artist and as a writer. I think that this comes with continuing writing each day. I try to write as often as I can and explore more while I do it. I feel more comfortable with opening up and telling more of my story to everyone.

Megan Nicole

DayPeopleMeWritingStoryThink

Stand-up comedy is tough right now. Anybody can come to a concert, tape you, and put you up on the Internet. You either fight it or embrace it.

Jeff Dunham

FightToughInternetComedyYouNow

Body piercing and baggy clothes express identity among black youth, and not just beginning with hip-hop culture. Moreover, young black entrepreneurs like Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs and Russell Simmons have made millions from their clothing lines.

Michael Eric Dyson

CultureBeginningIdentityYouth

You're not hearing people like Madeleine Albright argue that the budget of the State Department should be as large as the Defense Department. The Pentagon is going to be larger by its nature. It's going to have more people.

Ronan Farrow

NaturePeopleBudgetYouMoreGoing

A penny saved is not a penny earned if at the end of the day you still owe a quarter.

Mary Landrieu

DayEnd Of The DayEndPennyYou

The racism, the sexism, I never let it be my problem. It's their problem. If I see a door comin' my way, I'm knockin' it down. And if I can't knock down the door, I'm sliding through the window. I'll never let it stop me from what I wanna do.

Rosie Perez

RacismMeDoorWindowProblemDown

If I had a magic wand, I would live in a building in New York, big enough so my friends, my family could all have apartments in it. We'd raise our kids in the same space and have backyard barbecues and get old and fat together.

Liz Murray

FamilyLiveTogetherNew YorkSpace

Anyone who wants to run has to be a Jimmy Swaggart, minus the default.

Chevy Chase

RunWhoWantsDefaultAnyoneMinus

I have a fear of being boring.

Christian Bale

FearBoringBeing

Good comedy doesn't have to be a comedy idea.

Seth Rogen

GoodComedyIdea

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