Alice Oswald Quotes

At eight, I made a commitment to poetry. Until then, I thought I'd be a policeman. But I went a whole night without sleeping, and the next day the world had changed. It needed a different language.

Alice Oswald

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: 1966

Topics

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I first saw the island of Noirmoutier when I was two weeks old. I think it's probably safe to say that I didn't fully appreciate it at the time; but I grew to love it as year after year I spent holidays there at my grandparents' cottage.

Joanne Harris

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In my opinion, any navy less than that which would give us the habitual command of our own coast and seas would be little short of useless.

John C. Calhoun

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We have our own values; we build our own special, our JEWISH life - and we are proud, so very proud.

Meir Kahane

LifeProudValuesBuildSpecialOwn

I think it's unconscionable for a Senator from Massachusetts to come down here and tell the people of Florida what's right for them. It's arrogant and irresponsible.

Jeff Miller

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I got an agent and went up for the part of my first film, Five Gates to Hell.

Shirley Knight

HellFirstUpGotFilmFive

I've been fighting for a long time.

Robbie Lawler

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There's a lot of thought that goes into every single thing I wear.

Judah Friedlander

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At the end of the day, media is going to say whatever they're going to say.

Jason Pierre-Paul

DayEnd Of The DayEndMediaSay

I was the only kid in Manhattan I knew whose parents had a car.

Diane Lane

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The leaders who we admire who have been able to bring great change in the past - Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela - they're all inspirational religious leaders and smart tacticians. It would be nice to find the Muslim Gandhi, wouldn't it?

Dennis C. Blair

InspirationalChangeGreatPastKing

I watch schlock telly. Like the 'Kardashians.' I love it. It's my guilty pleasure.

Dawn French

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I'm interested in youth culture - when your parents are running your life, but you think you're the big man - but I'm not trying to make a statement.

Chris Lilley

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