Rita Dove Quotes

If we really want to be full and generous in spirit, we have no choice but to trust at some level.

Rita Dove

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

TrustChoiceWantSpiritLevelSome

I could remember thinking when I met him, 'Wow, that's Andy Sanders from Houston. He's really good.' And he tells me he said, 'Wow, that's Jimmy Walker. He hits it really far.'

Jimmy Walker

GoodMeThinkingRememberSaidHim

Mostly, I try to take a rational approach to life.

Jimmy Wales

LifeTryRationalTakeApproach

It really helps a comedian to be an outsider.

John Oliver

OutsiderComedianReallyHelps

Every mom believes her kid's school doodles are amazing, and I'm no different.

Solange Knowles

SchoolAmazingMomKidHerEvery

One of the things I wanted to do in 'The Death of Truth' was explore some of the larger social and political dynamics that fueled the rise of Trump and brought America to the point where a third of the country will casually shrug off hard facts about everything from the size of inaugural crowds to the crime rate among immigrants.

Michiko Kakutani

TruthDeathFactsPoliticalAmerica

My favorite thing about Taiwan is the food.

Jason Wu

FoodFavoriteTaiwanAboutThing

We have co-opted seed funds. You know, Y Combinator, that was completely our money. We have secret handshakes with a whole bunch of people. Very dangerous, because word gets out that so-and-so's money is Sequoia's money, that would not be a good thing.

Douglas Leone

GoodMoneyPeopleSeedYouKnow

Of course we have compassion. We just don't believe the safety net should be used as a hammock.

Allen West

CompassionSafetyBelieveUsedJust

TV deals in very broad strokes. Like, 'Oh, that's my dumb friend', or, 'That's my funny friend.' A true best friend, a sidekick, has to be a little deeper then that. You have to feel like there's nothing either character won't do. That someone really, really has their back.

Willie Garson

FunnyFriendCharacterBestSomeone

Some players have ambitions, and therefore, they leave and want to experience something new, you know.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

ExperienceYouNewKnowWantLeave

By the second time I sang by myself in school, I just realized that I was more in control of my environment than I had ever been before.

Seinabo Sey

TimeMyselfSchoolControlMore

Are there a million people out there who would love a Joey Cook album? I think there probably are.

Scott Borchetta

LovePeopleThinkOutCookMillion

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