Derek Walcott Quotes

I made a vow that I wouldn't be tempted by what could happen to me if I went to Europe. I thought, 'You could be absorbed in it - it's so seductive, you might lose your own search for identity.' Then, when I did finally go to Europe, I was able to resist it because I had established my own identity.

Derek Walcott

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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IdentityMeThoughtSearchYouLose

There's a duality of a guy calling on God: 'Where are you when I need you?' and then, at the same time, 'God helps those who help themselves.' I think that contradiction does exist in all of us, those of faith and those who profess to have no faith.

Joe Carnahan

GodFaithTimeThinkHelpYou

I wish something on T.V. would trouble me. Then maybe I would watch it.

John Waters

MeWishTroubleI WishSomething

To a large degree, those early lean days were self-imposed.

Rod Taylor

EarlyDegreeDaysLeanLargeThose

So that in 1974, when I graduated as a lawyer, I figured I'm not going to be a lawyer under a military regime.

Ruben Blades

LawyerMilitaryGoingFiguredRegime

My game plan - doesn't matter who I play - is to play on my terms, to control as much as I can, to try to get control of the centre of the court, to try to dictate and make them move, to be their director rather than letting them impose their game on me.

Milos Raonic

MeControlGamePlanI CanPlay

Remember to always be yourself.

Joss Whedon

YourselfBe YourselfRememberAlways

American workers have faced serious difficulties in the labor market since the first oil shock in 1973. Since that time, the pace of productivity advance has slowed for reasons which are still not understood, lowering the rate at which living standards have advanced.

Janet Yellen

TimeAmericanSeriousLaborLiving

I like being 30. I wouldn't want to do the twenties again. They are their own entity.

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

WantOwnBeingLikeAgainTwenties

I'm writing songs that I want to sing.

Jon Pardi

WritingWantSingSongs

I'm certainly not a white supremacist.

Corey Stewart

WhiteCertainly

Sometimes my influences are really on my sleeve. So I just make sure to wear a lot of sleeves.

Boots Riley

SometimesWearInfluencesSureJust

The public doesn't want new music.

Arthur Honegger

MusicNewWantPublicNew Music

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