Derek Walcott Quotes

There is a force of exultation, a celebration of luck, when a writer finds himself a witness to the early morning of a culture that is defining itself, branch by branch, leaf by leaf, in that self-defining dawn, which is why, especially at the edge of the sea, it is good to make a ritual of the sunrise.

Derek Walcott

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
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  • Birth: January 23, 1930

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GoodMorningSeaCultureSunrise

I'm a method actor as well as a method singer.

Jill Scott

ActorSingerWellMethod

Anyone who writes an autobiographical work at the age of 34 is, at best, presumptuous. It occurred to me that it was time to set the record straight.

Jessica Savitch

WorkAgeTimeBestMeStraight

We drink one another's health and spoil our own.

Jerome K. Jerome

HealthDrinkOwnSpoilOurAnother

People aren't throwing themselves at me, but I also don't go out very much. Like, when I do go out, it's for breakfast, so it's a little hard to throw yourself at me during breakfast.

John Krasinski

YourselfPeopleBreakfastMeGoOut

Our incomes are like our shoes; if too small, they gall and pinch us; but if too large, they cause us to stumble and to trip.

John Locke

ShoesFinanceSmallStumbleUsTrip

'The Awakening' is meant to be listened to in its entirety. Every song ultimately explores a character dealing with life, making mistakes, fighting, trying. But we also live in a singles-type world, and it works on that level, too.

Sonny Sandoval

LifeLiveCharacterMistakesSong

Anyone who achieves any kind of success, however you want to define it, sometimes can't let go of it.

Simon Sinek

SuccessYouGoSometimesWantKind

The biggest thing is winning. No matter what percentage, no matter what my numbers say in the sense of points, assists, rebounds and steals, it's always been about winning.

Jason Kidd

WinningNumbersSayMatterAlways

There's been a lot of wedding songs and proposals. It's cool because when they play it at weddings so, it means a lot to them. That's a big deal. They're always going to remember 'Head Over Boots' as played at their wedding.

Jon Pardi

CoolWeddingBootsRememberPlay

To play today in London, next week in Madrid and the week after that in Warsaw is a bit better than playing Newark and Baltimore and Philadelphia. I've been doing that for 20 years.

Norman Granz

TodayBetterDoingWeekPlayLondon

I was commanding officer of a supersonic fighter squadron, F-8 Crusaders.

James Stockdale

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We don't believe in planners and deciders making the decisions on behalf of Americans.

George W. Bush

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