Derek Walcott Quotes

Because that is what such a city is, in the New World, a writer's heaven.

Derek Walcott

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

CityWorldHeavenNewBecause

Be curious enough to keep an open mind to what's happening around you in society. You can look at yourself and the world at the same time.

Jochen Zeitz

TimeYourselfCuriousMindWorld

I'd never really imagined myself as an action star.

Joel Edgerton

MyselfActionNeverStarReally

A shirt's not just a shirt. It's the experience of what goes into that shirt.

Michael Bastian

ExperienceShirtJustGoes

Every one of us has a response of some kind to music, so I don't think it's fair to ever judge what is proper and what's not.

Steven Price

MusicThinkJudgeKindFairUs

We use so much bad language that it forms a barrier between ourselves and the truth.

Tom Robbins

TruthLanguageBadBetweenMuchUse

Reason is not what decides love.

Moliere

LoveReason

Life's enchanted cup sparkles near the brim.

Lord Byron

LifeCupEnchantedNearBrim

In Spain, you can go into any tapas bar, and you'll see anchovies all over the menu.

Jose Andres

YouGoOverBarSeeMenu

I like real problems, the human condition - twisted, darker stuff.

Drea De Matteo

ProblemsHumanRealTwistedStuff

Being a widower is not that groovy when you lose someone you really love, and you have to go out and date again.

Pierce Brosnan

LoveSomeoneYouLoseGoOut

My diet is always terrible, unfortunately. I don't know moderation.

Sean Astin

DietKnowAlwaysModerationTerrible

I am an architect at heart. I designed every home I've ever had, plus my studio.

Tyler Perry

HomeHeartI AmArchitectStudioAm

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