Louis MacNeice Quotes

The rules or 'laws' of poetry are only tentative devices, an approximate scheme. There is no Sinaitic recipe for poetry, for the individual poem is the norm.

Louis MacNeice

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: September 12, 1907 - September 3, 1963

Topics

PoetryRulesRecipeIndividualLaws

On the Wednesday evening - that is, the day I saw her Majesty on this particular point - I had the opportunity of conferring with all those whom I proposed to submit to her Majesty as Ministers.

Robert Peel

OpportunityDayEveningWednesday

It's always the case that the minority has to navigate two different worlds. Women have to know how to live in a man's world. Gay people have to know how to live in a straight world. Black people gotta know how to live in a predominantly white world.

Sterling K. Brown

WomenLiveManPeopleWorldBlack

I was definitely quirky. Me and my sister played a lot together. She's my best friend - and we would put on fashion shows.

Sigrid

FriendBestTogetherSisterFashion

A ballplayer doesn't make excuses.

Roberto Alomar

ExcusesMakeBallplayer

The recount in Michigan is over. The election is over. Our next president is Donald J. Trump. Winning once was nice. But winning twice was huge.

Ronna McDaniel

WinningElectionNicePresidentOver

I've always liked the idea of regularly doing a play but I was offered things which I felt were too 'celebie' and West Endy.

Rufus Sewell

DoingPlayAlwaysThingsWestIdea

I am artistic so I reserve the right to change my mind at any point. I just like to do different things. What is more important than the name is that people know that I really like acting, I enjoy it and I want people to know that I am serious.

LL Cool J

ChangeI AmPeopleMindNameEnjoy

Literature is a state of culture, poetry is a state of grace, before and after culture.

Juan Ramon Jimenez

CulturePoetryGraceLiterature

My favorite comic book growing up was 'Thor.' It was one of my three, favorite comic books. Obviously, Marvel is such a huge name, but for me, to book a role in a Marvel movie, and for it to be 'Thor.' When my manager told me I booked 'Thor,' I literally didn't know what to say.

Joseph Gatt

MeGrowing UpBookNameKnowThree

Government must continue to live within its means.

Doug Ducey

LiveGovernmentWithinMustMeans

My wife and I have never been able to have kids of our own. Physically, it's impossible. The doctor checked. So we tend to unofficially adopt lots of twenty-somethings. I have a real soft spot in my heart for youth.

Doug Jones

HeartWifeYouthDoctorImpossible

I'm really tough. It's a state of mind.

Brandi Carlile

MindToughStateReally

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