Billy Collins Quotes

The disappointing second novel is measured against the brilliant first novel - often no novel lives up to the first. Literary improvement seems like an unfair expectation.

Billy Collins

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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In addition to surviving the Forrestal, McCain has survived three other plane disasters, including being shot down over enemy territory.

John Dickerson

DownEnemyThreeOverSurviving

Earlier in my career, I used to spend a lot of time practising my tennis on court. Now I've learned that it's better to do just a couple of hours on court and two gym sessions a day. That's what's made me fitter and stronger.

Andy Murray

TimeDayMeBetterStrongerCareer

Paddington Bear was a refugee with a label - 'Please look after this bear. Thank you', and he had a little suitcase.

Michael Bond

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If the Lord comes and burns - as you say he will - I am not going away; I am going to stay here and stand the fire, like Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! And Jesus will walk with me through the fire and keep me from harm.

Sojourner Truth

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It just so happened that for most of my life I've lived in the suburbs.

Tom Perrotta

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I have worked on open Internet, speech, and entrepreneurship issues for years.

Marvin Ammori

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The way you support farmers is by shopping and buying raw ingredients.

Michael Pollan

SupportShoppingYouWayFarmers

I don't believe all music is good. I believe some music is bad for people to listen to. I think it makes their taste worse, I think it makes their lives worse, I think it makes them worse people.

Jason Isbell

GoodMusicPeopleBelieveThinkBad

Life gives you plenty of time to do whatever you want to do if you stay in the present moment.

Deepak Chopra

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When my daughter played volleyball in school, they were the Wildcats. Well, there are about a million Wildcats. Why don't you come up with another name?

Christopher Guest

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I grew up in the business since I was three years old so I've always kind of been in front of the camera and grew up in commercials and I knew that I wanted to do it no matter what, I just loved it.

Ashley Tisdale

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First, you have to play good football so that you get to play for a good team. Then, hopefully, you achieve such a level that you are invited to play for your national side, in time for a World Cup if possible. Then, obviously, play a good World Cup. That's my dream.

Philippe Coutinho

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