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Billy Collins Quotes

I first came across 'The Lake Isle of Innisfree' in college, with other anthologized poems by Yeats.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

College Lake First Poems Other Came

I would love to play the villain, but again, it's sort of what happens in this industry.

Love Villain Play Industry Happens

When the Eagles were starting out in the early '70s, it would have been hard to imagine anyone in the fledgling, country-accented rock group someday seriously challenging the artistic punch of Neil Young or Joni Mitchell.

Early Young Seriously Group Rock

There was always an unspoken generosity about my mom.

Generosity Mom Always About Unspoken

We depend a lot on the guy upstairs in dire times, in addressing our concerns and looking for help.

Looking Help Depend Guy Our Dire

I will never get married to the head of General Motors. I will never be the wife of a superstar. For those women, their lives are somebody else's... I will never be a 'Mrs. Blabidyblah!'

Stephanie Zimbalist

Women Wife Will Never Head Get

I had a really normal childhood except I acted. It was like, my brother played soccer, and I was on television sometimes.

Childhood Brother Television Soccer

When people are like each other they tend to like each other.

People Like Other Each Tend

Every chef should have an understanding of pastries or desserts.

Chef Understanding Should Every

I mean, we've had all these awful pictures from the prison in Iraq and these sort of memos floating around about justifying torture, all this kind of stuff. And it makes you want to take a shower, you know?

Prison You Pictures Know Want Kind

Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher did more to liberate people by defeating the Soviet Union and freeing eastern Europe than the Obamas, the Clintons, and Kerrys of this world ever have. They were all on the wrong side of that debate.

People World Debate Wrong More Side

I just love the thrill of performing on stage. I believe that singing is something I was put here to do.

Love Singing Believe I Believe Stage

If a little kid picks up Guitar Hero and learns 'Smoke On The Water,' he soon finds out that if he wants the chicks to look at him, he'd better learn it on the guitar!

Water Hero Guitar Better Learn Look

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