Natasha Trethewey Quotes

I think the biggest thing that I have to do is to remind people that poetry is there for us to turn to not only to remind us that we're not alone - for example, if we are grieving the loss of someone - but also to help us celebrate our joys. That's why so many people I know who've gotten married will have a poem read at the wedding.

Natasha Trethewey

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 26, 1966

Topics

AlonePoetryPeopleCelebrateThink

If you're not in the game to win, you shouldn't be in the game.

Jerry Yang

WinGameYou

The Greeks were the first boxers. Pugilism appears to have been one of the earliest distinctions in play and exercise that appeared between the Hellenes and their Asiatic fathers. The unarmed personal encounter was indicative of a sturdier manhood.

John Boyle O'Reilly

ExercisePlayPersonalFirstBeen

Part of the way that I work is to observe.

John Hawkes

WorkWayObservePart

I like army boots, I like peasant skirts - sometimes together! So I do know that I have odd taste.

Mayim Bialik

TogetherArmyBootsKnowSometimes

Really interesting genre films, especially monster movies, evoke the fears of the times intentionally.

Matt Reeves

InterestingMoviesMonsterGenre

The truth is that love smashes into your life like an ice floe, and even if your heart is built like the Titanic you go down.

Jeanette Winterson

LifeLoveTruthHeartTruth IsYou

I like to create a simple space and surround myself with things that I like to look at.

John Rocha

MyselfSimpleSpaceLookCreate

I've been blessed with the opportunity to express the views of black people who otherwise don't have access to power and the media. I have to take advantage of that while I'm still bankable.

Spike Lee

OpportunityPowerPeopleBlessed

Three hours of focused time on the projects that will really add value and uplift your career are so much better than 10 hours where you are constantly being interrupted and taken off your focus.

Robin S. Sharma

TimeFocusValueBetterYouCareer

I'm 41 now and the right knee has got a bit of a twinge in it. I get about the stage a little less now.

Jay Kay

NowRightStageLittleGetKnee

You know, honestly, acting in film is remarkably independent. You're doing your thing and someone else is doing their thing.

Josh Hartnett

SomeoneDoingYouActingKnowFilm

I love my shed. It's my space and my mess - and I know where everything is.

Debi Gliori

LoveSpaceKnowEverythingMess

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