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Douglas Dunn Quotes

A poem can have an impact, but you can't expect an audience to understand all the nuances.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: scottish
Birth: October 23, 1942

Topics

Poetry Impact You Understand Expect

A degree of lying - you know, white lies - seems to be inherent in all languages and all forms of communication.

Communication You White Know Lying

If I'm not invested emotionally, the artwork doesn't feel emotional.

Feel Emotional Emotionally Artwork

Tis not what man Does which exalts him, but what man Would do!

Robert Browning

Man Him Would Which Does Tis

All of us have moments in our childhood where we come alive for the first time. And we go back to those moments and think, This is when I became myself.

Time Myself Childhood Think Moments

What I'm primarily responsible for is products. Everything is developed with my personal involvement. Second is client communication. Everything to do with product and consumer is my primary focus. I also deal with everything which relates to investment and partnership. Distribution, finance, administration, I don't do.

Communication Focus Finance Personal

I got into Goldman really by acquisition because I had gone - I grew up in east New York in the Linden Projects - I did go to fancy schools, but my resume wasn't up to a Wall Street set of resumes. I went to college. I went to law school and practiced for a while.

Lloyd Blankfein

School New York College Law Wall Go

When I was a little girl, I was a real, drippy bookworm. But when I went into fashion, I stopped reading.

Girl Fashion Reading Real Little

You just have to be prepared because in the Premier League, you are not always going to have more than once chance to score. When it comes your way, you have to be ready to take that chance. If you're not calm, you know it might not come again.

Calm Chance You Be Prepared Ready

Cops are everywhere in New York City. Cars drive by every few minutes. Uniforms stand nonchalantly at street corners.

New York City Drive Stand Street

Whatever is original in my writing comes from my musical apprenticeship. I look for rhythm in words. I imagine words as if they were musical chords. Often I'll write something, read it, and find it musically unsatisfactory. There is a musical imperative in my choice of words.

Words Writing Look Find Choice

I jumped into acting because it was fun. It was tougher when I had to take my fun seriously.

Fun Acting Seriously Take Because

I think my best work is when I'm kind of in charge.

Work Best Think Kind Charge I Think

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