Austin Clarke Quotes

Few realise that English poetry is rather like the British constitution, surrounded by pompous precedents and reverences.

Austin Clarke

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: irish
  • Birth: May 9, 1896 - March 19, 1974

Topics

PoetryConstitutionBritishEnglish

I believe in letting a guy live the way he wants to if he doesn't hurt anyone.

Joe Namath

LiveBelieveHurtI BelieveWayGuy

You don't want to wait until something horrible happens to get help. Admit that something's not right. You might not know exactly what, but you still want to go get it checked out.

Jenifer Lewis

WaitHelpYouAdmitKnowWant

Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody.

John Churton Collins

TrustManNeverWellWhoEverybody

I enjoy singing the songs a certain way, but I don't even know how the writing even began. To me, it's work that is kind of invisible; it's a weird kind of work to have because you're not working, but it's not not work. Formulating your thoughts and making a melody that's catchy enough for people to listen to what you're saying is really hard!

Angel Olsen

WorkPeopleMeThoughtsSinging

It is not about gender, it is about experience, leadership, and vision.

Angela Ahrendts

LeadershipVisionExperienceGender

Now I'm kind of established as a director, I much prefer directing to writing.

Ang Lee

WritingNowKindDirectorDirecting

When writing for a mass audience, put a fact in every sentence.

Michael Hastings

WritingAudienceFactEveryMass

On sensitive issues, talk isn't cheap - it takes real courage to pry open topics nailed shut.

Marvin Olasky

CourageTalkCheapRealOpenShut

My father was a meat worker. He was a union organizer in the meat workers union.

Michael Leunig

FatherMeatWorkersUnionHeWorker

You're starting to see programs literally completely supported - all the data usage supported by a company. So our friends at AwesomenessTV are doing a series set on a cruise ship called 'Royal Crush' completely subsidized by Royal Caribbean cruises because they're trying to have teens see that cruises can be cool.

Lowell McAdam

CoolShipFriendsDataDoingYou

The contracts for 'Idol' are definitely very intimidating at first. There's lots of fine, fine details that you have to read through.

Diana DeGarmo

DetailsYouFirstThroughContracts

We love peace, but not peace at any price.

Douglas William Jerrold

LovePeacePriceAny

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