Derek Walcott Quotes

My dedication to trying to be a poet started very, very young, and I was very well encouraged by good teachers and by older friends and so on, so I think it is a benediction, and I also think it is a calling, a duty.

Derek Walcott

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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I feel like the sky in my mind is bigger when I meditate. It helps you fight the classic battles we're all fighting: trying to find love, trying to find satisfaction in your career.

Jim James

LoveSkyFightMindFightingYou

People love boxing, but you've gotta wait two or three years for your favorite boxer to have a fight.

Joel Edgerton

LoveFightPeopleWaitYouThree

Truth is, people like buying things for $0.99 and $1.99 for their digital devices. We know that from iTunes. We know that from the app store, and now we know that from publishing.

Jennifer Lee

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I usually just do, like, studio jobs, re-writes and stuff.

Jeff Baena

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It's sad that the BBC is toning down Dennis the Menace for a cartoon series. He is losing his weapons, catapult and peashooter, will no longer pick on Walter the Softy, and his ferocious grimace is to be replaced by a charming, boyish smile.

Simon Hoggart

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Every girl creates a dream in her mind; everyone needs an idol.

Roberto Cavalli

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I have always worked very hard in my career. Always working towards a good moment. And when you plan, the rewards appear.

Roberto Firmino

GoodMomentPlanYouCareerHard

A kitchen without a knife is not a kitchen.

Masaharu Morimoto

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'The New York Times' is a great newspaper: it is also No Fun.

Molly Ivins

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Millennials are the experiences generation.

Julia Hartz

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The federal government seeks to control and regulate the Internet, but the last thing this Congress should be doing is trying to stifle public debate online.

Dennis Hastert

GovernmentControlInternetDoing

Millennials, and the generations that follow, are shaping technology. This generation has grown up with computing in the palm of their hands. They are more socially and globally connected through mobile Internet devices than any prior generation. And they don't question; they just learn.

Brad D. Smith

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