Alice Oswald Quotes

There are times when the voice of repining is completely drowned out by various louder voices: the voice of government, the voice of taste, the voice of celebrity, the voice of the real world, the voice of fear and force, the voice of gossip.

Alice Oswald

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

FearGovernmentWorldVoiceGossip

People never know how strong is their lust for being cheated.

Joe Chung

PeopleStrongLustKnowNeverBeing

As Nelson Mandela has pointed out, boycott is not a principle, it is a tactic depending upon circumstances. A tactic which allows people, as distinct from their elected but often craven governments, to apply a certain pressure on those wielding power in what they, the boycotters, consider to be an unjust or immoral way.

John Berger

PowerPeoplePressureCircumstances

If you've got a good vibrato, you can get away with a lot.

Sonny Terry

GoodYouAwayGotGetLot

There is not a country on earth that could get its fiscal house in order by shrinking opportunity and depressing growth.

Martin O'Malley

GrowthOpportunityHouseEarthOrder

Science is the highest personification of the nation because that nation will remain the first which carries the furthest the works of thought and intelligence.

Louis Pasteur

ScienceIntelligenceThoughtWill

Imagine that foreign development is not done to our standards and a spill occurs. Neither geology nor ocean currents will respect our national boundaries.

Lisa Murkowski

RespectOceanDoneWillDevelopment

I'm always so impressed by people who can just stay super mellow and still be extremely funny.

Janet Varney

FunnyPeopleAlwaysStayJustStill

In the U.S., you have so many rules, everything's regulated and structured. When you make a mistake, you pay for it -a lot.

Jaromir Jagr

MistakeYouRulesEverythingPay

In 'Heart of Gold' at one point, there were 23 players on the stage with him. And part of what's magic about Neil is the way he interacts with the other musicians.

Jonathan Demme

HeartGoldMusiciansMagicWayHim

Treat your body well, and it'll see you through for many years.

Johnny Weissmuller

TreatYouBodyYour BodyYearsSee

Security has no place in the life of an actress.

Claire Bloom

LifeSecurityPlaceActress

I don't want to be a burden on anybody.

Cilla Black

BurdenWantAnybody

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