Billy Collins Quotes

Poetry can do a lot of things to people. I mean it can improve your imagination. It can take you to new places. It can give you this incredible form of verbal pleasure.

Billy Collins

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

ImaginationPoetryPeopleYouNew

Oh, some day I'll tell you about why I wrote more than 1,500 Gmail filters. They throw away more than 300 emails every day. Every day. It's the best thing I ever did for my productivity.

Robert Scoble

BestDayYouEvery DayWhyMore

I think most models, when they start out, are insecure. And you become the focus of a lot of people's attention, so outside validation becomes too important.

Maud Adams

FocusPeopleStartThinkAttention

I was with the U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali on the day that Srebrenica fell, which happened to be a huge historical turning point in the Bosnian war.

Michael Ignatieff

DayWarPointHistoricalHappened

We have got thousands of nuclear weapons in order to achieve deterrence.

John Spratt

AchieveNuclear WeaponsOrderGot

Some parents let their kids sleep at other people's houses, where they drink alcohol, watch TV for hours and God knows what else. But if you say you have to get all A's and practice the violin for two hours, then they consider that abusive. That upsets me.

Amy Chua

GodSleepPracticeParentsPeople

I never feel burdened or overwhelmed by my work. People tell you to find something you love for a career, and I have. That makes me feel very lucky.

Stephan Pastis

WorkLovePeopleMeFeelYou

CEOs must embrace the role of serving as the public face of the company to their customer community and the marketplace at large.

Simon Mainwaring

CommunityFaceCustomerEmbraceRole

You know, one of the things I've learnt since coming out of office is how much easier it is to give the advice than take the decision. I mean, you know, it's tough.

Tony Blair

DecisionToughAdviceYouKnowMean

I'm not a guy who just sits there on the couch and watches TV all day long. I need to get up; I need to be active. I need to be doing things around the house - working out, playing a sport, whatever.

Rob Gronkowski

DayWatchesDoingLongHouseNeed

Your glass will not do you half so much service as a serious reflection on your own minds.

Mary Astell

ReflectionServiceYouSeriousGlass

When I started out, I really struggled as a comic because no one knew who I was, and sometimes I was telling stories, so it would take a while for people to get on board for things.

Mike Birbiglia

PeopleSometimesOutTakeStarted

There is beauty in our roots. Sometimes we think our roots are shameful, and people tell you that you're no good or your ancestors are no good or that you come from a neighborhood of no hope and terrible crime. But it's about the beauty of those places, and I carry that with me.

Luis Alberto Urrea

GoodBeautyHopePeopleMeRoots

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