Billy Collins Quotes

We love, you know, children love the ingredients of poetry. And then they go into this tunnel that we call adolescence, and when they come out of it, they hate poetry.

Billy Collins

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LoveChildrenHatePoetryYouKnow

I learned 'The Star-Spangled Banner,' the national anthem. I always wanted to play it before the Bulls game, but I always thought, like, Coach would be like, 'You're not focused on the game!' So I never really asked.

Jimmy Butler

GameThoughtYouPlayFocusedNever

When I was a label head, I didn't think I was greedy. I've always run my own race.

Jimmy Iovine

ThinkRunRaceMy OwnGreedyHead

I like to think I'm a very mature person.

Joel Courtney

ThinkPersonMatureLikeVery

I don't like to cry in public, unless I'm getting paid for it.

Andrea Martin

CryPaidLikePublicGettingUnless

Writing a novel is an act of self-annihilation as much as self-discovery. You can kill whole appetites and flood whole depths while plumbing them, but if you are serious about it you also get to put something into the world that wasn't quite there before.

Andrew O'Hagan

WritingWorldYouSeriousPlumbing

Whitney Houston's voice was the very first voice I fell in love with. She was the voice that made me want to become a singer.

Melanie Fiona

LoveMeVoiceWantBecomeShe

What is also strange to me is that public libraries have always been in the forefront of opposing censorship.

Matthew Lesko

MeCensorshipStrangeAlwaysBeen

Presidents fall into second-term slumps for different reasons.

Michael Beschloss

FallDifferentReasonsPresidents

I have no desire to carry a movie.

Amy Sedaris

DesireCarryMovieNo Desire

We all have those dreams we've never let go of. But believe it or not, sometimes a job that we're not that keen on can help us achieve those dreams or goals.

John Rampton

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Let us not be defeated by the tyranny of the world financial markets that threaten peace and democracy everywhere.

Stephane Hessel

PeaceDemocracyWorldFinancialUs

Confront them with annihilation, and they will then survive; plunge them into a deadly situation, and they will then live. When people fall into danger, they are then able to strive for victory.

Sun Tzu

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