Jacqueline Woodson Quotes

To me, elegy suggests that there is hope, and in some respects you've moved past the loss and are able to deal with it and to write about it.

Jacqueline Woodson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 12, 1963

Topics

HopePastMeLossYouWrite

I look back into past history, the stored experiences or products of the imagination. I look no further forward than the evening.

Jerzy Kosinski

HistoryImaginationPastForward

I usually hate most of my work: probably at least more than half of it.

Melina Matsoukas

WorkHateMoreHalfMostThan

People who get on at school are the ones who play by the rules, and no one's going to get far in later life playing by the system.

Max Hastings

LifeSchoolPeopleRulesPlayGoing

I sit on the board of Cloudera, a big vantage point of big data.

Aneel Bhusri

DataPointBigSitBoardVantage

'Anchorman'... is not grounded in anything. There is absolutely no heart to that movie, which I love.

Steve Carell

LoveHeartAnythingGroundedMovie

Dolce & Gabbana is like our child. The editing of a collection before a show is a tough call, as we would like to show everything!

Stefano Gabbana

ChildToughEditingEverythingCall

The young people look great on television. They're youthful and have a lot of zip and energy, but when you see them live, they can only do about 20 minutes because they haven't got the training to hold an audience for an hour and a half or so.

Tony Bennett

LiveGreatTrainingPeopleEnergy

I think that even though the characters were heightened, the 'SCTV' cast were all such strong actors they found a certain truth in playing them. I think that's why the show stays fresh and timeless.

Martin Short

TruthStrongThinkWhyFreshShow

It's lovely to have money to give away - that's the bonus of winning the Nobel.

Doris Lessing

MoneyWinningLovelyAwayGive

I've always been a good mother, but I've always been in show business, and I've been on stage, and I don't bake cookies and I don't stay home.

Debbie Reynolds

GoodMotherHomeBusinessCookies

I think I grew a grey watching you procrastinate.

Brandon Boyd

ThinkYouGreyWatchingI Think

If your're not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your job.

Brooks Robinson

JobReadySomewhereTakePracticing

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