Douglas Dunn Quotes

I've always thought my poems told stories.

Douglas Dunn

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: scottish
  • Birth: October 23, 1942

Topics

ThoughtAlwaysStoriesPoems

Some nights it was a melee, literally, where I'd be standing trying to defend myself for what I was doing. People would be screaming at me to do my old act, and getting actually violent and angry at me.

Jim Carrey

MyselfAngryPeopleMeDoingTrying

I think all of society should be a think-tank where you throw ideas about. I had hoped the Internet would help. Actually, what it has done is make everybody go schtum. They're attacked for saying anything. So they say nothing.

Jeremy Irons

IdeasSocietySayingThinkHelpYou

When I got married, the idea of starting my own family was at the top of my list.

Mayte Garcia

FamilyMy OwnTopStartingOwnIdea

I think we should have basically the same tax policy that Germany, Japan, the U.K., everybody else has, which is a tax rate in the mid-20s and no loopholes. Zero. The U.S. has the most antiquated tax system. And that means some people are going to pay more taxes, and some people are going to pay less.

Jeffrey R. Immelt

PeopleThinkTaxSome PeopleTaxes

When I play a song for someone the first time, if I make 'em laugh, I think, 'Yes, I've succeeded.'

Tove Lo

TimeSongThinkLaughSomeonePlay

Care is a state in which something does matter; it is the source of human tenderness.

Rollo May

RelationshipCareMatterHumanState

Although my seat is a contest between Labour and the Lib Dems, it could well make the difference between a Labour and a Tory government at the next election. In terms of international development, this choice is a very clear one.

Lucy Powell

GovernmentChoiceElectionDifference

I personally am not religious. I think, put into the wrong hands, it's incredibly dangerous. It's the reason for most of the wars that have been fought around the world, and it's pretty ridiculous when you think about what they're actually arguing over.

Jared Harris

WorldThinkHandsYouWrongReason

I was never a quick writer, but composed with great care and efforts.

Joseph Haydn

GreatCareNeverQuickWriter

This business is all about being seen, and the more people see you the better.

Debra Wilson

BusinessPeopleBetterYouMoreSee

Knowledge is now accepted as the best we humans can do at the moment, but with the hope that we will turn out to be wrong - and thus to advance our knowledge. What's happening to networked knowledge seems to make it much closer to the scientific idea of what knowledge is.

David Weinberger

HopeKnowledgeMomentBestWrong

When the protagonist breaks the fourth wall by looking at the camera in a movie, it's generally been used for comedic purposes, rather than feeling like they're looking into your soul.

Chris Milk

SoulLookingCameraFeelingWall

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