Billy Collins Quotes

Attempts to put my poems to music have had disastrous results in all cases. And the poem, if it's written with the ear, already has been set to its own verbal music as it was composed.

Billy Collins

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MusicResultsOwnPoemBeenSet

Anyone who knows me, knows I don't walk away from a commitment, but I had a commitment to myself. Yes, there were times Nickelodeon made it more difficult than it needed to be, but there were also times they made it easier.

Joe Murray

MyselfCommitmentWalkMeDifficult

Buying reviews of ebooks that include downloads is a well-known way to 'juice' an ebook's sales rank and attract new readers.

Andrew Shaffer

NewWaySalesJuiceBuyingRank

A novelty in Polish filmmaking was that it was possible to find funds for a big production. However, at the same time, the state budget committed less and less money to filmmaking.

Andrzej Wajda

TimeMoneyBudgetFindFilmmaking

There are some disheartening days where I don't get to eat my favourite sweets, but my diet has to be followed.

Rithvik Dhanjani

DietEatSweetsDaysWhereGet

I make our family traditions a priority.

Martina McBride

FamilyTraditionsMakeOurPriority

I had to babysit a lot when I was in high school, and I missed a lot of parties. I felt this longing, like, 'Oh no, I'm going to miss meeting the love of my life at that party!' I feel like that's very Mary Katherine Gallagher.

Molly Shannon

LifeLoveSchoolHigh SchoolMy Life

With a brand - and I respect Porsche - but the Ferrari brand is more exclusive... We never do SUVs, we never do four doors, and we never exceed 7,000 cars per year. And 7,000 means 7,000.

Luca Cordero di Montezemolo

RespectBrandDoorsYearMoreNever

Woe to the conquered.

Livy

WoeConquered

I had a gig in Sweden. There were thousands of people there, and when I launched into 'I'm Yours,' they were all singing along. It was as if I was singing the Swedish national anthem. I was stunned.

Jason Mraz

PeopleSingingNational AnthemAlong

Every man is an artist.

Joseph Beuys

ManArtistEvery ManEvery

We have enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.

Jonathan Swift

LoveHateReligionEnoughUsMake

As a rule it usually takes three or four readings for me to be interested in a script, and if I'm interested I'll read it three or four times before I make a strong decision.

Chris Cooper

DecisionMeStrongThreeRuleFour

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