Billy Collins Quotes

I know my voice has a limited range of motion; I don't write dramatic monologues and pretend to be other people. But so far, my voice is broad enough to accommodate most of what I want to put into my poetry. I like my persona; I often wish I were him and not me.

Billy Collins

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 22, 1941

Topics

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Much of my work has come from being lazy.

John Backus

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I am very, very hungry to compete.

Michael Bisping

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This is an old family secret, and I just found this out recently, and it almost broke my heart. My mother said to me, 'I had never told you this, but God, you were an ugly baby'.

John Stamos

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The role of matriarch and patriarch are distinct, and in the King family, we have been blessed with strong examples of both.

Alveda King

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As I started to think about how I can claim feminism while also acknowledging my humanity and my imperfections, 'bad feminism' simply seemed like the best answer.

Roxane Gay

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The fall of Rome seemed unthinkable to people at the time but inevitable to historians reflecting upon it with the benefit of context.

Mary Pilon

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When I was in prison, I was wrapped up in all those deep books. That Tolstoy crap - people shouldn't read that stuff.

Mike Tyson

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Why am I popular? I don't know. Is it a mistake? I should think it's a mistake somewhere.

Michel Houellebecq

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I will be the first woman president of Mexico in history.

Josefina Vazquez Mota

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I only dunked maybe twice a game on average.

Dominique Wilkins

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Yes, writing is essential to me. It's my way of living in the world.

Claire Messud

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Every seaman is not only a navigator, but a merchant and also a soldier.

William Petty

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