Diane Ackerman Quotes

A poem records emotions and moods that lie beyond normal language, that can only be patched together and hinted at metaphorically.

Diane Ackerman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 7, 1948

Topics

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People think anything done from a woman's perspective is only going to appeal to women.

Jen Kirkman

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I'm not a big family person. I'm more of a loner.

Megan Fox

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It is very difficult to get up resentment towards persons whom one has never seen.

John Henry Newman

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You get your dream job and, in my opinion, despite anything they might say about you professionally or personally, you shut up, and you just do the job - and enjoy it.

Matt Lauer

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Success is like a liberation or the first phrase of a love story.

Jeanne Moreau

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I was discouraged at drama school, along with most of my peers.

Sigourney Weaver

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Nina Gold is a fantastic casting director. She's doing the new 'Star Wars' movies, but she also does 'Game of Thrones' and many of the Working Title movies, and she did 'Rush.'

Ron Howard

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P.G. Wodehouse was a huge influence on me when I was younger, as were Edgar Rice Burroughs and George Bernard Shaw.

Michael Moorcock

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Publishers send me a lot of first novels because my first novel was the defining novel of my career, and I guess a lot of people want my benediction or something.

Jay McInerney

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The duties of a teacher are neither few nor small, but they elevate the mind and give energy to the character.

Dorothea Dix

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Once in a while, I try to sneak in something less known anyway.

Bobby Short

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Le Petit is where I cut my teeth with some of my early roles. In 1982, I was in the chorus of 'Gypsy' and soon after I had my first lead as Jamie Lockhart in 'The Robber Bridegroom.'

Bryan Batt

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