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Alice Oswald Quotes

I like Patti Smith's lyrics, and sometimes think I could be influenced by them. But she has a kind of cool that's beyond me.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: british
Birth: 1966

Topics

Me Cool Think Sometimes Kind She

I think what I do really well is that I can 'chameleon' myself into many styles at a very fast pace, sometimes in the same verse of a song.

Myself Song Think I Can Sometimes

Makeup does a lot for your confidence. When I put makeup on, I walk taller. I smile more. I feel good. I know I look prettier. Even if I just put day makeup on.

Smile Good Confidence Walk Day Look

I'm a product of an East Coast liberal arts educational system.

Product System Arts Liberal Arts

My career was always about working with people, and understanding issues and problems and helping them to solve those issues and problems. How you deal with people - that's what diplomacy is all about. So while I'm not a career diplomat, many of the skills I had seemed to directly translate into the diplomatic arena.

People Problems Understanding You

Memory has a spottiness, as if the film was sprinkled with developer instead of immersed in it.

Memory Film Immersed Developer

As a very experienced writer once told me, 'It's in the rewrites'.

Me Writer Once Very Experienced

If there was the opportunity to climb a mountain, or to go ballooning, or some adventurous activity, I would always be keen to do it. I loved the countryside.

Roger Bannister

Opportunity Mountain Climb Loved Go

Jeans are never appropriate for business unless you are a artist or cowpuncher.

Business You Artist Never Jeans

I am called repeatedly and insidiously prime and sole minister.

I Am Prime Sole Minister Am

There are plenty of bad actors and there are plenty of bad directors. There are actors who will always be bad and there are good actors who you cry for because they're being badly directed or the material isn't good enough.

Good Enough You Bad Cry Will

Well, you know it was so different from when you rehearsed. You're out there with your guitar and trying to get a sound, but it doesn't sound anything like what you expect!

Jonathan Richman

Guitar Trying You Know Sound Out

Growing up, there was a lot of pressure for women to be good-looking, but my mum was very strict, and she didn't allow me to wear make-up. Looking back, it was good for me. It slowed me down from becoming an adult too quickly.

Dolores O'Riordan

Good Women Looking Back Growing Up

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