Norman MacCaig Quotes

And some poets are far better read off the page because they're very bad speakers. I'm thinking of one in particular whom I won't name, a good poet, and he reads in such a dry, boring way, your eyes start drooping.

Norman MacCaig

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: scottish
  • Birth: November 14, 1910 - January 23, 1996

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GoodEyesStartThinkingBetterBad

There are parts of me that I keep secret even from myself. I have demons and I'd love to be able to healthily look at the demons and still be a wonderful actor and not feel I need them to create.

John Glover

LoveMyselfMeFeelDemonsLook

Love of learning led to monasteries, which became the cradle of academic guilds.

John Ortberg

LoveLearningAcademicLedWhich

We try to live by the secret of sevens. A friend, who has been married for over 40 years, told us about this magic. Make and keep a date every seven days, take a night away alone, for yourself, every seven weeks, and schedule an adult-only vacation every seven months.

Summer Sanders

FriendLiveAloneYourselfVacation

Nature generally struggles against this treatment for a while, until her powers seem in a great measure exhausted, when she quietly yields to the power of the art.

Robert Fortune

NaturePowerGreatArtMeasureShe

I've been very lucky, this is my 30th year on TV.

Craig Charles

YearLuckyBeenTVVery

I soon found law school an unmitigated bore.

Constance Baker Motley

SchoolLawLaw SchoolFoundSoon

When I was in school, I really thought about soul a lot. I was listening a lot to Bjork and to the Commodores. I really wanted to know how they felt. And especially with Bjork, the music there told me wow, that's really her soul there.

Alice Smith

MusicSoulSchoolMeListeningKnow

We have a lot of historical and religious baggage in our culture. It's ancient; we are clannish as a species. We like things to fit into boxes, and it's unfortunate because humans are unique and should be celebrated and embraced as such.

Sherri Saum

CultureUniqueThingsHistorical

I talk to Allah, I pray to him.

Shah Rukh Khan

AllahTalkHimPray

Every 10 years or so, there was a moment when I'd say, even subconsciously, 'Is that all there is?' You've got to find ways to keep it fresh for yourself.

Nora Ephron

MomentYourselfYouFindSayFresh

Keeping secrets is hard.

Kerry Bishe

SecretsHardKeeping

I worked in a record store, but I realised I didn't want that. I still wanted to pursue a career - or a life - that my songs provided for me.

Jamie Lawson

LifeMeCareerWantPursueStill

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