Thom Gunn Quotes

When I first started to write, I was aware of being queer, but I didn't write about it. Queer poems would probably not have been accepted by the editors I sent them to.

Thom Gunn

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

WriteFirstStartedAwareBeen

I think jazz is a wonderful learning tool.

John Otto

LearningThinkJazzWonderfulTool

There is such a thing as legitimate warfare: war has its laws; there are things which may fairly be done, and things which may not be done.

John Henry Newman

WarDoneThingsMayLawsWarfare

I honestly don't know whether I can ever top the experience of 'Pacific Rim.'

Robert Kazinsky

ExperienceI CanKnowTopPacific

It's unfortunate that sometimes the personal things affect the business.

Jeff Fisher

BusinessSometimesPersonalAffect

Autocracy is a government of the few from above; Bolshevism is a government of the few from below.

Ameen Rihani

GovernmentAboveFewAutocracyBelow

When I was in sixth grade, I wanted to become a priest.

Mike Krzyzewski

BecomePriestWantedGradeSixth

I actually went to circus school as a child. I think my specialty was walking on the big ball. You know the big ball you can walk on? Yes, I was quite good at it.

Lotte Verbeek

GoodWalkSchoolChildThinkYou

If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today.

Lou Holtz

TodayYouYesterdayDoneAnything

My attitude toward men who mess around is simple: If you find 'em, kill 'em.

Loretta Lynn

AttitudeMenSimpleYouFindMess

In 2008, when the real estate market blew up, it principally hurt older people who saw the value of their houses go down, along with their pension plans.

Juan Williams

ValuePeopleReal EstateHurtDown

People often ask me why I sing with a strong Irish accent. I suppose when I was five years old, I spoke with a strong Irish accent, so I sang with one, too.

Dolores O'Riordan

PeopleMeStrongWhyIrishAsk

What I hate about Halle Berry is there's always drama around her. It's always fighting, automobile accidents, fistfights, boyfriends fighting ex-husbands for the child.

Donald Trump

HateChildFightingDramaAutomobile

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