Donald Hall Quotes

New poems no longer come to me with their prodigies of metaphor and assonance. Prose endures. I feel the circles grow smaller, and old age is a ceremony of losses, which is, on the whole, preferable to dying at forty-seven or fifty-two.

Donald Hall

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 20, 1928 - June 23, 2018

Topics

AgeOld AgeMeGrowFeelNew

Not many women will go out on a limb to make themselves really unattractive and unfeminine so you can get the laughs, but it's a great thing to do in my book.

Jo Brand

WomenGreatBookYouGoWill

What I mostly do is take the script, analyse the hell out of it, see what's in there, see what kind of person I'm dealing with, and then forget I'm playing a father and just play a person who exemplifies all those things.

John Mahoney

FatherHellPersonPlayForgetKind

I have spent 30 years working with police officers, doing everything I can to help them do their jobs, honoring the sacrifices they make every day.

Jeanine Pirro

DayPoliceDoingHelpEvery Day

Mr. Leonardo DiCaprio - he be soo gorgeous, no wonder all the ladies flockin' to him - He be Gatsby.

Amitabh Bachchan

WonderHimGorgeousHeNo WonderMr

Through style, you can communicate to the world who you are and what you stand for.

Solange Knowles

StyleWorldStandYouThroughWho

It was tough to cope with the pressure of having to talk about menstruation, but now with 'Newsweek' splashing it as the cover story, I thing the point I wished to make has found its mark.

Rupi Kaur

ToughStoryPressureNowTalkPoint

We cannot have four more years apologizing to our enemies and abandoning our friends.

Mike Pence

FriendsMoreYearsEnemiesFourOur

This is my 20th year in the sport. I've known swimming and that's it. I don't want to swim past age 30; if I continue after this Olympics, and come back in 2016, I'll be 31. I'm looking forward to being able to see the other side of the fence.

Michael Phelps

AgePastLooking ForwardSwimming

I'm a Dunkin' Donuts kind of guy. I also like Cadbury's.

Michael Phelps

KindGuyDonutsLikeAlso

I don't think anyone's private life stands up to public scrutiny.

Molly Bloom

LifeThinkPrivate LifeUpPublic

It's harder when you're supposed to win. When you're talking about the best players and the best teams in the world, when you talk about the Heat, you can ask them - it's not easy.

Jason Kidd

BestWinWorldTalkingEasyYou

I don't mind being called a puppet. But I'm the puppet of the people.

Joko Widodo

PeopleMindBeingPuppet

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