Carol Ann Duffy Quotes

If we think of what's up ahead, with climate change and wars over water, it's very frightening.

Carol Ann Duffy

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

ChangeWaterThinkClimate ChangeUp

When younger writers and poets, musicians and painters are weakened by a stemming of funds, they come to me saddened, not as full of dreams and excitement and ideas. I am then weakened and diminished, and made less rich.

Maya Angelou

DreamsI AmMeIdeasRichMusicians

I've been doing this since I was a kid. Then, I got in trouble for painting like this on the wall, but now, I get paid for it.

Michael Israel

PaintingDoingWallTroubleNowKid

I try to be as clear and simple as I can be in my illustrations so that the child can tell what is going on and what the emotions are.

Tomie dePaola

SimpleChildI CanEmotionsTry

We've read scripts, and I think right now we are just focusing in on school.

Mary-Kate Olsen

SchoolThinkNowRightJustRead

I don't want technology to replace teachers, but where there are no teachers, or the teachers are overwhelmed, it can be helpful.

Maryanne Wolf

TechnologyWantTeachersOverwhelmed

The producers want us to sell, sell, sell. That's my little joke. That's what we do by day; by night, we're artists.

Mike Nichols

DayNightWantJokeLittleSell

The feudal concept of self-preservation is poisoned at the core by the virulent assumption of master and man, of potentate and slave, of external and internal suppression of the life urge of the only one - of its faith in human sacrifice as a means of salvation.

Louis Sullivan

LifeFaithManSacrificeHumanCore

Without peace, all other dreams vanish and are reduced to ashes.

Jawaharlal Nehru

DreamsPeaceWithoutAshesVanish

I'm not going to disrespect you, don't disrespect me.

DMX

MeDisrespectYouGoing

Doc has been my name all my life, and John is my middle name. I'm proud of all my names - Malcolm John Michael Creaux Rebennack. I'm proud of them names.

Dr. John

LifeProudNameMy LifeMiddleBeen

You know, I've released some great records and I've released some dogs. But frankly, the fun is in creating the thing.

Phil Collins

GreatFunYouCreatingKnowDogs

My girlfriend and I never let each other forget how much we love each other. It's all about reminding the other person how important and special she is to you.

Tyler Hoechlin

LoveYouPersonImportantForget

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