Juan Felipe Herrera Quotes

I'm very grateful to all the people of Fresno, to Philip Levine and all the poets before me, and all the farmworkers. I didn't get here by myself.

Juan Felipe Herrera

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 27, 1948

Topics

MyselfGratefulPeopleMeHereGet

I do love to gamble; I hate to admit it.

Jennifer Coolidge

LoveHateAdmitGamble

Onstage, it's more of a momentary pressure.

John Otto

PressureMoreMomentaryOnstage

Yes, there was a sort of underground cult following, which came from nowhere, and grew, and grew. It was quite surprising to us all, because all of us had spent probably the previous five to ten years without it. So it was quite overwhelming. Overwhelming and humbling.

Michael Giles

Ten YearsYearsYesWithoutNowhere

Celebs that hit the West Hollywood/Beverly Hills quadrant and places like the Urth Caffe are not exactly trying to keep a low profile; it's sort of like if LeBron James went to an ESPN Zone and then whined about being hounded for autographs.

Stephen Rodrick

TryingPlacesProfileLowHills

I firmly believe lyrics have to breathe and give the audience's ear a chance to understand what's going on. Particularly in the theater, where you have costume, story, acting, orchestra.

Stephen Sondheim

BelieveChanceStoryYouActing

I had a major surgery, a major abdominal surgery, and a mass was removed from my pelvic area, and I do have some more recovery to do. But everything seems to be fine.

Robin Quivers

MoreEverythingRecoverySeemsFine

I'm not, by nature, a collaborator. My biggest influences were people like painters and poets. These are solitary workers.

Robert Wyatt

NaturePeopleWorkersInfluences

Many who think they are workers in politics are really merely tools.

Lord Salisbury

PoliticsThinkToolsWorkersWho

Life doesn't always end up with a bow wrapped around it.

Joy Bryant

LifeEndAlwaysUpBowWrapped

My dad just imprinted in my mind from a very young age that you always do what you say you're gonna do when you say you're gonna do it.

Bob Corker

AgeMindYouYoungSayAlways

The greatest problem all around the world today, whether in America, Japan, China Russia, India or anywhere else in the world, is that people are not in peace. People want peace.

Prem Rawat

TodayPeacePeopleWorldProblem

I was in school studying civil engineering. A guy approached me on the street and said that I had a interesting look-very exotic. He told me I should try to be in the industry.

Thuy Trang

SchoolMeEngineeringInteresting

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