William Jay Smith Quotes

As any parent, teacher, or librarian knows, there is no richer experience than to see children's faces light up at the suspense of a new tale or the surprise of a new poem. The uninhibited joy with which they listen is surely akin to that of adult audiences of old around campfire and hearth.

William Jay Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 22, 1918 - August 18, 2015

Topics

ChildrenTeacherLightExperience

Performing for the Dalai Lama - those are words I never imagined coming out of my mouth.

Joe Nichols

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My work is intensely personal.

Andres Serrano

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Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary.

Robert Louis Stevenson

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I don't really hang out with a lot of celebrities.

Amos Lee

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Well, my definition of a tragedy is a clash between right and right.

Amos Oz

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I have started using the expression 'compassionate activism': It's about keeping my heart open so that I can understand the point of view of the other person.

Tracee Ellis Ross

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And realising that humour is the most powerful way to make a political statement and say the things that you want to say. And it's not used enough, at least not in the U.S.

Michael Moore

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The film itself should interact with the audience. In the case of 'Queen of Katwe', people are laughing, sobbing and dancing. I am taking them on a ride... It is not like I am asking them for handouts.

Mira Nair

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Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.

Louisa May Alcott

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I swim, go to the gym, and do a little dancing every day and a little singing.

Dick Van Dyke

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Today, the biggest challenge we must meet is the one we present to ourselves. To not become a nation that places entitlement ahead of accomplishment. To not become a country that places comfortable lies ahead of difficult truths. To not become a people that thinks so little of ourselves that we demand no sacrifice from each other.

Chris Christie

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Usually, like, anyone that would adopt, like, 'masc,' period, to describe them - it's a very phony, stereotypical masculinity.

Perfume Genius

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