Billy Collins Quotes

I think more influential than Emily Dickinson or Coleridge or Wordsworth on my imagination were Warner Brothers, Merrie Melodies, and Loony Tunes cartoons.

Billy Collins

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

ImaginationThinkMoreCartoonsThan

I'm no saint, and I don't want to come across like one, but there is not a day that goes by that I'm not doing something for someone else with a very large chunk of my time.

Andrew Zimmern

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One might have thought that the most significant change in the film industry that would come about with a transition from the communist economy to capitalism would fundamentally concern the sources of funding.

Andrzej Wajda

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I have sane friends, solvent friends, foodie friends, and friends who can take time off in the week, but I don't know one single person who ticks all those boxes.

John Lanchester

TimeFriendsWeekPersonKnowTake

It wasn't until high school that I realized Avenged Sevenfold was picking up locally.

Johnny Christ

SchoolHigh SchoolHighUpLocally

They legislate fatherhood in Norway. It's not an option. That's a shocking thing to us in America.

Steven Van Zandt

AmericaFatherhoodUsShockingThing

The first real thing I heard was Three O'Clock Blues by B.B. King. That's where it all began for me.

Robin Trower

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American foreign policy had still not recovered from its victory over communism when George W. Bush and Condoleezza Rice took over at the White House in 2001.

Russell Baker

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Entrepreneurs always begin the journey believing that they have the next big idea. They dream of the fame and fortune that awaits them if only they had the funding to pursue it. But the reality is that as the product is built and shared with customers, flaws in their concept are discovered that - if not overcome - will kill the business.

Jay Samit

BusinessJourneyRealityDreamFlaws

You can have the best technology in the world, but if you don't have a community who wants to use it and who are excited about it, then it has no purpose.

Chris Hughes

TechnologyCommunityBestPurpose

I tell the person I won't take a picture or sign the autograph, but I will shake their hand. That kind of personal touch is all they're really seeking.

Chevy Chase

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In 1996, I received a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Southern California.

Christine Blasey Ford

CaliforniaPsychologyUniversity

Happiness is the harvest of a quiet eye.

Austin O'Malley

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