Derek Walcott Quotes

Like any art, what is the most imprisoning thing is also the most delivering thing. If an actor knows he only has 12 syllables in a line, the challenge is, 'How can I interpret the meaning and contain it without going one syllable over?'

Derek Walcott

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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I love anything vintage. And I love Marc Jacobs and shoes by Giuseppe Zanotti.

Meagan Good

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It was an interesting experience to work alongside the solicitor general's team and then turn around and argue against them. You certainly grow as a lawyer from getting such a varied set of experiences.

Sri Srinivasan

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I used to beat up kids and bite kids and do stuff all the time.

Russell Wilson

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People put 'study abroad' on their resume. I actually like when they don't study abroad because that means they aren't entitled.

Mickey Drexler

PeopleResumeStudyBecauseMeans

It was like 'Risky Business' for 10 years. My parents were out of town, they left me a bunch of money, the car, and the house, and I didn't know when they were coming home.

Jason Bateman

HomeCarBusinessMoneyParentsMe

You will not find poetry anywhere unless you bring some of it with you.

Joseph Joubert

PoetryYouFindWillBringSome

I often keep my eyes open for bodies. I do. Ever since I was a kid. I think I read too many 'Nancy Drew' books.

Chelsea Cain

EyesThinkKidOpenKeepBooks

I talked to a guy who has old cars, and there are parts that don't exist any more. So he makes radio dial knobs for obscure cars.

Bre Pettis

MoreOldObscureRadioGuyExist

History is a certain way, but you just change the point of view a little bit, and you discover a whole new side of it.

Allison Schroeder

ChangeHistoryViewYouNewWay

In my general meetings, I certainly tell producers and executives that I'm interested in writing action films, but I think there's still a very specific set of writers they look at. And I don't think there's a lot of female writers on that list.

Allison Schroeder

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History is full of people with great ideas, but leaders also need to ensure their visions become reality.

Seth Moulton

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The world is neither wise nor just, but it makes up for all its folly and injustice by being damnably sentimental.

Thomas Huxley

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