James Fenton Quotes

The iambic line, with its characteristic forward movement from short to long, or light to heavy, or unstressed to stressed, is the quintessential measure of English verse.

James Fenton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LightForwardShortLongMeasure

In the beginning, my mother humored me when I told her I wanted to be a reporter.

Jessica Savitch

MotherBeginningMeHerReporter

Maybe they'll start making serialized movies. I watched the first couple seasons of '24' and it's really fun. I bought the DVD and watched it over a month or so and it's great. It's like reading a novel. It has a lot of possibilities that are more difficult to accomplish with a film.

Jeremy Sisto

GreatFunStartReadingSeasons

No veteran or active duty service member should endure a long hospital stay alone. Yet sadly, due to the high cost of travel, all too often our military families are separated while America's heroes receive care. Sometimes families sleep in hospital parking lots, unable to afford long stays in a hotel.

John Delaney

AloneServiceTravelSleepCare

I had the benefit of being guided by Lew Wasserman. I think part of being a mentor is you have to have confidence in the people you're guiding and mentoring.

Sidney Sheinberg

ConfidencePeopleThinkYouMentor

If one committee controlled your entire budget, I think you might make some effort to build up personal relationships. I think it is a no-brainer.

Rodney Frelinghuysen

EffortThinkBudgetYouPersonalUp

I was worried about my mom more than I was worried about the president. And then I was worried about the president, and then I was worried about myself.

Monica Lewinsky

MyselfMomPresidentMoreThanThen

A person who deserves my loyalty receives it.

Joyce Maynard

LoyaltyPersonWhoDeservesReceives

We were all flying around up and down the coast near Dunkirk looking for enemy aircraft which seemed also to be milling around with no particular cohesion.

Douglas Bader

LookingFlyingDownEnemyUpCoast

Humans are very imaginative animals.

Susumu Tonegawa

AnimalsHumansVeryImaginative

Everybody thinks for one moment when they're pregnant that they're actually carrying the spawn of the devil.

Tilda Swinton

MomentDevilEverybodyThinksSpawn

My mom was actually diagnosed with breast cancer when I was five.

Normani Kordei

MomCancerFiveBreast Cancer

I love kids, and I'm great with them, but I also love being able to give them back.

Ricki-Lee Coulter

LoveGreatBackBeingGiveKids

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