Derek Walcott Quotes

I am not defined as a black writer in the Caribbean, but as soon as I go to America or the U.K., my place becomes black theatre. It's a little ridiculous.

Derek Walcott

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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Condemning art as manipulative is a non sequitur, of course. All art is manipulative.

Steve Erickson

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These technologies can make life easier, can let us touch people we might not otherwise. You may have a child with a birth defect and be able to get in touch with other parents and support groups, get medical information, the latest experimental drugs. These things can profoundly influence life. I'm not downplaying that.

Steve Jobs

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Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.

Soren Kierkegaard

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What I want is to be number one.

Steve Prefontaine

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One project I am pretty excited about is 'Autonomy Cube.' These are basically minimalist sculptures that create a free and open Wi-Fi network wherever you install them, and they are routed over Tor, which basically anonymizes the traffic of everybody using it.

Trevor Paglen

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You can't break through Hollywood formulaic points of view. I've tried, and I think I was more successful than anybody at doing it.

Roseanne Barr

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God puts certain things in certain people. I'm a restless soul. I'm always searching. I'm always pressing to find what truth is and what life is all about.

Jonathan Jackson

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People think that it's their sovereign right to download music and not have to pay for it.

Johnny Kelly

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I don't think I was all that late in becoming a father.

Brad Pitt

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If you can look into the seeds of time, and say which grain will grow and which will not, speak then unto me.

William Shakespeare

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I admire American literature, both contemporary and classic - 'Moby-Dick' is just about the best book in the world - and I admire British literature for its insistence on dealing with social class. It may have been an influence.

Per Petterson

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L.A. can make you feel like you've already made it. You're living off 40 dollars a week; it's nice weather. You go outside on your bike; you go to the coffee shop, and everybody is doing nothing. It doesn't leave a lot of room for ambition.

Tobias Jesso, Jr.

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