Derek Walcott Quotes

How does a poet teach himself or herself? I think chiefly by imitation, chiefly by practising it as a deliberate technical exercise often. Translation, imitation, those were my methods anyway.

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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There is hard hitting, but the hitting is not nearly as hard as it used to be.

Jim Otto

HardUsedHittingNearly

Spending time with America's soldiers is always inspiring.

John Boehner

TimeSpending TimeAmericaSoldiers

I like bold colors but usually wear black.

Mayim Bialik

ColorsBlackBoldWearLike

When these suckers had formed roots in the open ground, or kind of nursery where they were planted, they were looked over and the best taken up for potting.

Robert Fortune

BestRootsKindOverOpenGround

I love heavy-metal music more than anything in the world, but I'm equally drawn to Michael Buble or Michael Feinstein.

Rob Halford

LoveMusicWorldMoreAnythingThan

I wanted to be an undercover cop, blending in with the public, looking like a black militant or a long-haired hippie yet having a gun on my hip, a badge in my wallet, and able to enforce the law. To me, that was the neatest thing in the world. It was also challenging.

Ron Stallworth

MeLawWorldLookingBlackGun

President George W. Bush's aggressive war on Islamic terrorism produced a 100 percent perfect track record of keeping the United States safe from another attack. The result has been increased security for the American people, who, in turn, have become complacent about the true nature of the threat.

Monica Crowley

NatureWarPeopleAmericanResult

Electronic music used pure sounds, completely calibrated. You had to think digitally, as it were, in a way that allowed you to extend serial ideas into other parameters through technology.

Luc Ferrari

MusicTechnologyIdeasThinkYou

A romance novel should leave readers joyous. My books all have happy endings.

Judith McNaught

HappyRomanceLeaveBooksReaders

There comes a time when you have to put forth the action and actually see whether you're really just talking to promote yourself, just to sell yourself, or to build your confidence or build confidence around you... or are you the real deal?

Deontay Wilder

ConfidenceTimeYourselfActionYou

'Greenleaf' is nothing like 'Empire.' I think 'Empire' stands alone in what they are doing. It's a wonderful show. The only thing that is similar though is that they are black families - the shows in it of themselves have very different dynamics.

Deborah Joy Winans

AloneBlackThinkDoingNothing

I love R&B because it got me to where I am today, but at the same time, R&B just doesn't sell.

Poo Bear

LoveTodayTimeI AmMeSame

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