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Billy Collins Quotes

I'm a nearly uncontrollable Geoff Dyer fan, who I think is one of the most comically brilliant writers today.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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Today Think Brilliant Who Fan Most

The reason I keep making movies is I hate the last thing I did. I'm trying to rectify my wrongs.

Joaquin Phoenix

Hate Trying Movies Reason Keep Last

I'm not squeamish at all. As a child I dragged a dead squirrel home on my skateboard and cut it open and tried to look at its brain.

Home Child Brain Look Squirrel Dead

I don't play classical guitar. But I do in my mind. I've got it on a stand.

Mind Guitar Stand Play Got

Corporation: An ingenious device for obtaining profit without individual responsibility.

Business Responsibility Profit Device

After the Rodgers and Hammerstein revolution, songs became part of the story, as opposed to just entertainments in between comedy scenes.

Stephen Sondheim

Story Revolution Comedy Just Songs

You would probably think that rock music is an urban phenomena, but the main reason for doing it in '68 was so that we could play music very loud any time of the day or night without getting complaints from the neighbours.

Music Time Day Night Think Doing

I think, generally, the folks from mainland China have more positive feelings about the government here in many cases than the average Americans feel about their government.

Positive Government Think Feel More

When I eat oatmeal, I'm hungry by 10 A.M., but pho is a great way to start the day.

Great Day Start Way Eat Hungry

I'm relatively physically adept and I like throwing myself around. Once, twice, but then you get to nine, ten, eleven and to try and make it look realistic all the time, that's not very pleasant.

Time Myself You Look Try Realistic

A lot of directors idealize their leading ladies or turn them into these objects of sexuality and beauty.

Beauty Turn Sexuality Objects Them

It's so much worse to live in regret in your forties than it is to take a chance in your late twenties.

Donna Lynne Champlin

Live Chance Regret Late Take Worse

Congress has changed the Social Security system over time, and over 20 times in the past Congress has raised taxes on Social Security in payroll taxes into the system.

Time Past Security Congress Taxes

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