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Edwin Morgan Quotes

Poetry is partly sympathy, don't you think? If it's any good, it gets people to think about others' points of view.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: scottish
Birth: April 27, 1920 - August 27, 2010

Topics

Good Poetry People Sympathy Think

I think we're so advanced when it comes to watching narrative material. I mean, it's all we do is consume content all day long. So when a character walks onscreen, you immediately start making connections for that character: Is that a good guy? Is that a bad guy?

Good Character Day Start Think You

Acting is such a bizarre way of life. Unless you're really passionate about it, you should give it up. Don't beat yourself up.

Stockard Channing

Life Yourself You Acting Way Beat

You want to feel that you can do something creative that you love without being picked apart and mutilated for other people's pleasure.

Love Creative People Feel You Want

Over the years, I've found myself wishing sometimes my angel would show up. I could use a little uplift, a little reminder.

Myself Angel Sometimes Over Up Show

The stage is my territory, my boxing ring. That's where I'm free.

Free Boxing Ring Stage Where

Jesus was a perfect example of following authority. He was subject to His earthly parents; he subjected himself to the laws of the land, and as God, he had the power not to do any of it.

God Power Parents Perfect Authority

Life is full of horrible mistakes.

Life Mistakes Horrible Full

I don't write well when I'm sitting there sweating about every single phrase.

Sitting Write Single Well Sweating

The Americans invaded a country without understanding what eight years of a war with Iran had meant, how that traumatized Iraq. They didn't appreciate what they support for a decade of sanctions in Iraq had done to Iraq and the bitterness that it created and that it wiped out the middle class.

War Support Appreciate Understanding

Writing in certain environments carries with it an occupational risk.

Writing Risk Certain Environments

I met some friends in the end of 10th, beginning of 11th, who were in the popular group so I finished off high school in that group and got to see both sides.

Beginning School High School End See

What I've been able to do with my character, Madea, and the other characters, with the jokes, is use it as an anesthetic to get to the heart and soul of real issues. And what I've found on stage over the years is that, while making people laugh, I can drop in pearls of wisdom.

Wisdom Character Heart Soul People

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