Billy Collins Quotes

The life of Edward Estlin Cummings began with a childhood in Cambridge, Mass., that he described as happy, but he struggled in both his artistic and romantic exploits against the piousness of his father, an esteemed Harvard professor.

Billy Collins

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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The British soldiers serving in Afghanistan alongside Prince Harry were in exceptional danger until he was withdrawn.

John Eisenhower

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You know how exasperated you can be when you're the mother of five young boys.

Ann Romney

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Once in a while, a person finds his humanity in a way that astounds his contemporaries.

Trent Franks

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Be not afraid of discomfort. If you can't put yourself in a situation where you are uncomfortable, then you will never grow. You will never change. You'll never learn.

Jason Reynolds

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As a result of manifest destiny, we gutted our resources.

Jonathan Evison

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I believe that if I wasn't born in this technological and 'social media' era, I would have found another way to express myself.

Chiara Ferragni

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I stand up for other people, I'm very protective of people around me. If I feel like somebody is getting a bad rap or being unfairly picked on, I will stand up for them, absolutely.

Christina Ricci

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When I married Wilnelia, one of the first things I wanted to know about Puerto Rico was the quality of the golf courses.

Bruce Forsyth

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I am only an actress when they say, 'action' and I stop being an actress when they say, 'cut'. I am a normal person outside of acting.

Paz Vega

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The whole thing about me being The Showstopper - and Mr. WrestleMania - is that it was something I said once, and it took on a life of its own from there. Truthfully, I think the idea of going out and stealing the show is something you ought to do every time you wrestle. But if you focus only on that element, you end up doing almost too much.

Shawn Michaels

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People versed in politics need not be told that the devil is in the detail, and tough solutions implying the use of force cannot produce a lasting long-term settlement.

Sergei Lavrov

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Nowadays, if somebody in America is feeling alone and wants to find a coming out story, they just search 'coming out,' and they'll find millions of first-person examples of people telling their story.

Tyler Oakley

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