Jamaica Kincaid Quotes

I have a sense of destiny because of my mother, who was an extraordinary person but a terrible candidate for mother. She was like the god Cronus, who gave birth to his children in the morning and then ate them at night.

Jamaica Kincaid

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
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  • Birth: May 25, 1949

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MotherMorningGodChildrenNight

I was more like a middle child. My youngest brother was the baby, so he got all the attention that the baby gets. And my older brothers were getting into so much trouble that I was left in the middle, doing plays. I was up to no good, but my mother didn't know it!

John C. Reilly

GoodMotherChildBrotherBabyKnow

In order to really believe in an idea being revolutionary, you have to truly understand how it's going to revolutionize life.

Jennifer Hyman

LifeBelieveYouUnderstandGoing

In principle. what is done is to take the nucleus out of a cell with a very fine micro-pipette or needle and introduce it into an egg. That had been done with amphibians a long time ago, and then there was a long pause of many years before people were clever enough to make that work in the sheep.

John Gurdon

WorkTimePeopleEnoughSheepLong

Much of Mr. Bush's 28 percent approval rating is born not of 'failed policies' - of which there are many - but of the ill-gotten gains pilfered from a pre-Bush inauguration strategy to send the message to Republicans that the Democrats play politics harder and better.

Andrew Breitbart

PoliticsBetterStrategyBornPlay

A desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world.

John le Carre

WorldViewPlaceDangerousDesk

If managed well, urbanization can create enormous opportunities: allowing innovation and new ideas to emerge, saving energy, land and natural resources, managing climate and the risk of disasters.

Sri Mulyani Indrawati

InnovationIdeasEnergyOpportunities

We were flying on a winged vehicle that would do reentry different than we had ever done before. So all of those were firsts. Test pilots truly love firsts.

Robert Crippen

LoveFlyingDoneTestDifferent

Comics are in my blood. It's my strange addiction, and I love it.

Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

LoveBloodStrangeAddictionComics

In my day-to-day, I do a bit of yoga, I go biking, I read, I watch shows, I go to music concerts.

Lizzie Brochere

MusicGoWatchReadConcertsYoga

We like to make the Marvel comics films because they're fun. Families can go see them together. They're entertaining. They aspire to inspire, and that is cool.

Djimon Hounsou

TogetherFunCoolInspireGoSee

You don't come into this life wanting to be anything other than happy.

Demi Moore

LifeHappyYouAnythingComeThan

I played a funeral convention once. York Casket Company pays well, in case anyone's wondering!

Chris Young

CompanyFuneralWonderingWellOnce

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