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James Fenton Quotes

Lyric poetry is, of course, musical in origin. I do know that what happened to poetry in the twentieth century was that it began to be written for the page. When it's a question of typography, why not? Poets have done beautiful things with typography - Apollinaire's 'Calligrammes,' that sort of thing.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: british
Birth: April 25, 1949

Topics

Beautiful Poetry Page Know Done Why

The butcher, baker, and candlestick maker have been around a lot longer than supermarkets and Wal-Mart.

Wal-Mart Butcher Been Baker Than

But if we learn to think of it as anticipation, as learning, as growing, if we think of the time we spend waiting for the big things of life as an opportunity instead of a passing of time, what wonderful horizons open out!

Life Learning Opportunity Time Think

The New Orleans I knew ain't no more.

New More New Orleans Knew Orleans

Entrepreneurs are more likely to be successful if they're able to be present while pitching their ideas. It's about maintaining presence during big challenges - very high stakes moments with some component of social judgment. Everyone has them, whether they're entrepreneurs or not.

Ideas Challenges Present Moments

I grew up playing guitar and writing music, and I always wanted to be a songwriter and a singer and play the guitar. But while I was finishing college, my drag became lucrative, so I had to pursue what was going to pay the bills - and doing comedy as Trixie was something that I was able to market.

Music College Writing Guitar Comedy

Every writing teacher gives the subliminal message, every time they teach: 'Your life counts for something.' In no other subject that I know of is that message given.

Roger Rosenblatt

Life Teacher Time Writing Know Your

I'm taller than most actresses, so most corsets tend to be too short in the body.

Michelle Dockery

Short Body Most Than Too Taller

I bought a selection of short, romantic fiction novels, studied them, decided that I had found a formula and then wrote a book that I figured was the perfect story. Thank goodness it was rejected.

Romantic Book Story Short Perfect

Yes, films need to make their money back - it's an expensive business, and people need to be paid for what's involved - but just because you can, it doesn't mean you should.

Business Money People You Back Mean

A lot of people underestimate rest, especially sleeping and recovery time.

Time People Rest Underestimate Lot

I don't think the Whataburger would dunk on the In-N-Out Burger, but I never really liked Whataburger or all the other burgers. McDonald's is decent, I guess, but no, the In-N-Out Burger kills them all.

Burger Think McDonald Never Decent

I never thought I would live this long.

Debbie Reynolds

Live Thought Long Never Would

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