Thom Gunn Quotes

It was difficult being a teacher and out of the closet in the '50s. By the time I retired, the English department was proud of having a gay poet of a certain minor fame. It was a very satisfactory change!

Thom Gunn

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: August 29, 1929 - April 25, 2004

Topics

ChangeTeacherTimeProudGayFame

Science is a field which grows continuously with ever expanding frontiers.

John Bardeen

ScienceGrowsFieldFrontiersEver

I hope somebody falls in love with me - other than my fiancee. But that's what you want. As a player you want a team that really wants you; head coach, GM, owner, everybody that really wants you in their place and the players believe in you. I'm looking forward to making somebody fall in love with me.

Robert Griffin III

LoveHopeMeTeamLooking Forward

John Ventimiglia, who was on 'The Sopranos,' was in my first acting class and we have been friends since that time. Alec Baldwin was in my class back then, Sean Young and Andrew McCarthy.

Michael Imperioli

TimeFriendsBackActingYoungBeen

That's what Letterman did. He mocked everything and everyone in show business, even though he was at the top of show business. He was in it but not really of it, and that's one thing I came to love about him. I mean, you can't sit there and interview Cher and pretend you're not in show business, but he managed to pull it off somehow.

Steve Rushin

LoveBusinessYouMeanTopHim

McCarthy had ten years in the House of Representatives, only two terms as a senator. What did he pass? Are there any bills or any piece of legislation that he's identified with? Not at all.

Robert Dallek

Ten YearsHouseTwoYearsBillsHe

Do you know how rare it is in parts of America to actually see 'an outfit'? France? I don't want to be anti-French, but there isn't a more unattractive group of people on the streets.

Tom Ford

PeopleAmericaYouOutfitKnowWant

Nothing looks as great on videotape as Hollywood after a rain.

Robin Leach

GreatRainLooksHollywoodNothing

Being out of work for 13 to 15 years is no walk in the park.

Mickey Rourke

WorkWalkYearsOutParkBeing

After I left the Nets, I found out what it takes to not just make the Finals, but to win a championship. I think I have a sense now of how you build a championship structure and how you maintain that structure.

Jason Kidd

WinThinkYouNowBuildStructure

The act of riding a bicycle isn't causing brain trauma. Yeah, you could fall, but that's if something goes wrong. Everything could go right in football, and it's still dangerous.

Chris Borland

FootballBrainBicycleYouFallGo

Once you understand what a messy, emotional, and destructive dynamic 'fairness' can be, you can see why 'fair' is a tremendously powerful word that you need to use with care.

Christopher Voss

CareYouPowerfulFairnessWhyNeed

I don't avoid trends. You do definitely want to be on-trend, but I do like to pick and choose the things that I'm seeing. And not every trend will work on every client of mine.

Brad Goreski

WorkYouChooseSeeingWantWill

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