Jamaica Kincaid Quotes

I picked a name that was a combination of an island name and a very English name. Havana was one choice and Dominico was another, but I liked the combination of Jamaica Kincaid.

Jamaica Kincaid

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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Music makes time fall away like almost nothing else. You hear a song from another moment of your life, and it really is like you're still there.

Jennifer Egan

LifeMusicTimeMomentSongYou

I think it's hard to put a finger on my music. My music has always been an amalgamation of everything I listen to, which includes everything and anything under the sun. Hip-hop to country to R&B to pop, all the things I'm inspired by find a way into what I do.

Travie McCoy

MusicSunThinkFindCountryWay

I just move forward and not worry about the things I can't control.

Robbie Lawler

ControlForwardWorryThingsMove

Well, Mr. Speaker, if so many of these Iraqis are ready to come up and to provide the security, the police work in the country, then surely there should be no problem with putting American forces into the background instead of having them up front.

Marty Meehan

WorkPoliceAmericanProblemReady

Many mothers or daughters assume that words only mean one thing. 'If I feel criticised, that has to be the whole story', and 'if I feel I am being helpful, that has to be the whole story'.

Deborah Tannen

WordsI AmStoryFeelMeanHelpful

In film producing, there is an inherent tension between the director, the money and the producer, and that's what keeps it flowing and honest and accountable.

Christine Vachon

MoneyDirectorProducerTensionFilm

What is important is to find the best solution for your players.

Claudio Ranieri

BestSolutionFindImportantPlayers

For artists of my caliber, we're not played on the radio, so we don't really get a chance to get involved in that debate at all. We don't get a chance, because this weird kind of ageism exists in pop music. If you're past a certain age, you're not relevant. That's the kind of cliched term.

Boy George

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I once had this massacred afro in third grade. Parts were bigger than others. It was just terrible.

Brittany Howard

OthersBiggerTerribleJustThan

If you can make an audience laugh, you can make them love any character.

Brian Stokes Mitchell

LoveCharacterLaughYouAudience

I did this class when I first moved to California. It was a 'Kids on Camera' class up in the Bay Area. That was good for just getting me excited in acting and everything. Then once I started working down L.A., I just stuck to my acting coach, and she helps me prepare with auditions and that sort of thing.

Bridgit Mendler

GoodMeCameraActingDownClass

Android was built to be very, very secure.

Sundar Pichai

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