Carol Ann Duffy Quotes

If I felt, in the event of a royal wedding, inspired to write about people coming together in marriage or civil partnership, I would just be grateful to have an idea for the poem. And if I didn't, I'd ignore it.

Carol Ann Duffy

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: December 23, 1955

Topics

MarriageGratefulTogetherPeople

If one door is closed, break a window anyway.

Jidenna

DoorWindowBreakClosedAnyway

Acting is half shame, half glory. Shame at exhibiting yourself, glory when you can forget yourself.

John Gielgud

YourselfYouActingGloryForget

It worries me a little bit the reach and power of TV. More people saw me in 'The Practice' than will ever see me in all the stage plays I ever do. Which is sort of humbling. Or troubling. Or both.

Michael Emerson

PowerPracticePeopleMeReachWill

The government of Macau, of China, has been empirical and pragmatic and has brought hundreds of millions of people out of poverty, a feat unequaled in the history of civilization in any country.

Steve Wynn

HistoryGovernmentPeoplePoverty

I mean, we've had all these awful pictures from the prison in Iraq and these sort of memos floating around about justifying torture, all this kind of stuff. And it makes you want to take a shower, you know?

Ron Reagan

PrisonYouPicturesKnowWantKind

Peter remained very quiet and shy, but when he spoke it made sense.

Jonathan King

QuietShySenseMadeHeVery

I really enjoy the constant change in TV. It's fun to play a character that is, hopefully, growing and developing over a long period of time.

Colin Donnell

ChangeCharacterTimeFunEnjoy

I didn't foresee my career. Things happen.

Claire Denis

CareerThings HappenHappenThings

Developing better people should be the number one goal for any coach when dealing with kids. In trying to develop better people, we are going to develop more and better pros.

Bobby Orr

PeopleBetterTryingGoalCoach

Maybe I have an affinity for Andy Griffith because we both grew up in North Carolina.

Peyton Reed

UpNorth CarolinaBecauseMaybeBoth

But it has, in addition, an even more precious quality - a consciousness of the human intelligence, the human spirit and that man is a social creature.

Norman McLaren

QualityIntelligenceManHuman Spirit

I have been complimented many times and they always embarrass me; I always feel that they have not said enough.

Mark Twain

MeFeelEnoughSaidAlwaysBeen

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