Billy Collins Quotes

Poems, for me, begin as a social engagement. I want to establish a kind of sociability or even hospitality at the beginning of a poem. The title and the first few lines are a kind of welcome mat where I am inviting the reader inside.

Billy Collins

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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The environmental effects of the automobile are well known: motor vehicles cause, for example, as much as 75 percent of the noise and 80 percent of the air pollution in our cities, and the industry must face mounting pressure from environmentalists.

Stewart Udall

EnvironmentalFacePressurePollution

My legs have become accustomed to the treadmill. And in L.A., running on the street is asking for a distracted texting driver to knock you over.

Michael Weatherly

YouStreetLegsBecomeOverAsking

'SpongeBob' is a cartoon I love. Especially when I'm in bed by myself at home and I have trouble sleeping, my reflex is to put cartoons on.

Michy Batshuayi

LoveHomeMyselfTroubleSleeping

For us political activists and candidates, the morning after any election is a mix of emotions - the personal and the immediate, the culmination of your own recent campaigning efforts; and the fortunes of your party and the success or otherwise of what you stand for and believe in.

Lucy Powell

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Politicians often say to me, 'Articles in the 'Observer' don't get me votes, but you get me money.'

Jared Kushner

MoneyMeYouSayPoliticiansGet

I believe that a cook in a kitchen isn't producing an entree: he's producing a reaction. The product is the reaction; the entree is just the vehicle.

Jon Taffer

KitchenBelieveI BelieveReaction

I'm a huge festival fan. I love to dance and dance all night long.

Douglas Booth

LoveDanceNightLongFanAll Night

The older I get the more I try not to waste my time on negative energy.

Christine Baranski

TimeNegativeEnergyTryMoreGet

After many years of self-flagellation, I've realised that beating myself up doesn't get me anywhere.

Chris Pine

MyselfMeYearsUpGetBeating

I delight in the sweet and sour moments we routinely share, together applauded by muppets in leotards.

Bradley Chicho

TogetherSweetMomentsDelightShare

It will be amazing to collaborate with my dad. It will be special.

Armaan Malik

AmazingSpecialWillDadCollaborate

I like going everywhere. And I love starting new things.

Antonio Banderas

LoveNew ThingsNewStartingGoing

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