Rita Dove Quotes

The joy of working at something to find out what it means to me is what I grew up with.

Rita Dove

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

JoyMeFindOutUpSomething

Writing used to be my hobby, but now that it's my job, I have no hobby - except watching TV and laying around the pool reading 'U.S. Weekly.' I have tried many hobbies, such as knitting, Pilates, ballet, yoga, and guitar, but none of them have taken.

Meg Cabot

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I've always wanted to do theater in Chicago. Chicago is a big theater town-and, in some ways, I think this city is savvier and smarter than New York. Sometimes, I think it's a little too chic to go to theater in New York these days.

Jeffrey Donovan

New YorkCityThinkNewSometimes

Shamelessness is a wonderful part of the character.

Stephen Colbert

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Here's to five miserable months on the wagon and the irreparable harm that it's caused me.

Stanley Kubrick

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When you write a movie, you have a hundred collaborators. But when you write a novel, it's yours.

Sidney Sheldon

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At age 68, I expect to be strapped to the couch with the remote control like Jim Royle.

Tony Bellew

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It is the American way to reward ability.

Judd Gregg

AmericanRewardWayAbility

No hidden talents, but I have a lot of hobbies. Acrylic painting - I got a whole set, and I light candles at night and sit there and paint and look out on Lake Michigan.

Christen Press

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I love graphic design. I love working with design, and I love storytelling, so I've been working on a children's book for a while, and I'd like to see that through.

Colleen Haskell

LoveChildrenBookDesignSeeBeen

At the innermost core of all loneliness is a deep and powerful yearning for union with one's lost self.

Brendan Behan

LonelinessDeepSelfPowerfulLost

Creativity is the greatest expression of liberty.

Bryant H. McGill

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I did a film which was considered an independent movie with Dustin Hoffman and Andy Garcia called Confidence, and that's the type of film I was willing to take a chance on that because of the caliber of people involved with the film.

Morris Chestnut

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