Donald Hall Quotes

It used to be that one poet in each generation performed poems in public. In the twenties, it was Vachel Lindsay, who sometimes dropped to his knees in the middle of a poem. Then Robert Frost took over, and made his living largely on the road.

Donald Hall

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

RoadGenerationSometimesLiving

Don't call me a journalist; I hate the word. It's pretentious!

Jimmy Breslin

HateMeCallPretentiousWord

Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.

John D. Rockefeller

WorkLeadershipGoodPeopleSuperior

I know I'm not a woman's fantasy man; I don't have to uphold this image of male beauty, so that's kind of a relief in a way.

Steve Carell

BeautyWomanManKnowKindWay

Ponzi and all of his successors tap into a fundamental part of human nature. One part of our brain tells us this is too good to be true. The other side tells us this is too good to miss. The key to any con is getting a mark to tip to the too-good-to-miss side.

Mitchell Zuckoff

NatureGoodBrainKeyHuman Nature

I've met graduating college kids facing loan payments and a bad economy, and they are worried that they won't be able to get a job. This is not the way America needs to be.

Mitt Romney

JobCollegeAmericaBadLoanWay

Consumers don't need to be forced to pay billions for so-called smart technology to know how to reduce their utility bills. We know to turn down the heat or air conditioning and shut off the lights.

Lisa Madigan

TechnologySmartDownLightsKnow

I am a professional comedian, a published novelist, and a general wit for hire.

Dominic Holland

I AmProfessionalWitHireGeneral

I'm from a Gypsy background!

Cher

GypsyBackground

I think the main reason a lot of child stars don't make it is that it's hard to see someone as cute and then all of a sudden see them as having more depth.

Christina Ricci

StarsCuteChildThinkSomeoneSee

Most difficult is the labeling by other people that models are empty-headed bodies. I think if you look for negativity, you can find it anywhere.

Boyd Holbrook

PeopleThinkNegativityYouLook

Sometimes I have a great day of filming and sometimes the theater strikes me better. It just depends.

Philip Seymour Hoffman

GreatDayMeBetterSometimesJust

The one thing that I have done really well in my life is be a father.

Peter Jennings

LifeFatherMy LifeDoneWellThing

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