Rita Dove Quotes

It makes me furious to hear haters of all skin colors - especially Christian, Jewish, and Muslim fundamentalists - deride other people because of their different beliefs and lifestyles.

Rita Dove

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

PeopleMeColorsChristianHaters

Those who abhors democracy would rarely immigrate to an authoritarian state if they have to.

Joe Chung

DemocracyAuthoritarianWouldWho

In precisely the same way money is often hired, and the hire paid for the use of it is called Interest.

John Buchanan Robinson

MoneyWaySameHireInterestPaid

You just try to be true to your idea of what is funny and what is also interesting.

John Oliver

FunnyInterestingYouBe TrueTrue

One thing the Giants are great at is pretty much leaving you alone and working with what you have. A lot of organizations might try to change guys right away. Not the Giants.

Matt Cain

ChangeAloneGreatYouLeavingTry

It's kind of ridiculous, but I hate creepy crawlers. Like centipedes. It's just the fact that they have so many legs! I am not great with spiders either. That absolutely creeps me out.

Rose Leslie

GreatHateI AmMeRidiculousKind

I have to prioritize: father first, and then a pastor and a recording artist and entrepreneur. I try to put everything in proper perspective, and then the proper priority.

Marvin Sapp

FatherPerspectiveArtistTryFirst

With the 'iCarly' soundtrack, I didn't get to write any of the songs. I just picked songs that meant a lot to me that I really liked.

Miranda Cosgrove

MeWriteGetJustSongsSoundtrack

Writers would hate me saying this, and I love words, but I have to say that cinema exists, on one level, for the power of the big image and what that image does.

Miranda Otto

LovePowerHateWordsMeSaying

I find that when you read a script, or rewrite something, or look at something that's been gone over, you can tell, like rings on a tree, by how bad it is, how long it's been in development.

Joss Whedon

TreeLongYouLookBadFind

There's never been any bad vibes between me and Snoop.

Dr. Dre

MeBadVibesNeverBeenBetween

I'm not going to ask musicians to sit there and pretend to play. It feels insulting to the musicians to me.

Chris Stapleton

MeMusiciansPlayAskPretendGoing

But, you know, sometimes - many - they all understand. That's the nice thing. They were all very happy for me and they understand why I decided to come to CNN. So in that respect, I know that they think it's the best thing for me to do.

Connie Chung

RespectBestHappyMeThinkYou

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