Derek Walcott Quotes

The number of people who read a poem is not as important as how the poem affects those who read it.

Derek Walcott

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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You want a culture where citizens are free to express themselves and so live in the openness necessary to the functioning of a successful economy? Israel has a free press, much of it openly hostile to the parties in power.

John Podhoretz

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I'd like to work with Damien Hirst.

Steve Madden

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Hip-hop is a contact sport.

Tory Lanez

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I just have been so surprised and delighted with what has happened with 'Hamilton.' It really has been one of the most enchanting experiences of my life.

Ron Chernow

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I'm a Louis Theroux addict.

Michaela Coel

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Sometimes I ask myself if writing novels is even respectable.

Lorrie Moore

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Loewe should be a cultural brand.

Jonathan Anderson

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It was a special show that became a cult classic of sorts, and I made a lot of money for it.

Don Adams

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The 'garra charrua' is something we're proud of, even if other people sometimes misunderstand it.

Diego Godin

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When I speak of 'cycles,' I am referring to lengthy intervals of relative homogeneity, if not in the resolving of problems, than at least with respect to the consistency of their capacity to productively irritate.

Brian Ferneyhough

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Sometimes you have got to look at things really positively - without putting your head in the sand, you have got to manage the negatives and keep putting a positive slant on it, keep trying to find answers.

Brian McDermott

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St. Louis is a very interesting city in terms of accents.

Annaleigh Ashford

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