Natasha Trethewey Quotes

When kids look at broccoli, they call it 'little trees,' because they see it not just for the word 'broccoli.' They see it for what it looks like, the image. We, as adults, forget to think like that. We forget to think figuratively and have to be reminded.

Natasha Trethewey

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

TreesThinkLookLooksForgetImage

Nations don't have friends; they have interests. The best motivation for a state to act if it is remote from an epidemic is if its own security is at risk.

Joanne Liu

BestMotivationFriendsSecurityOwn

Listening has importance only when one is not projecting one's own desires through which one listens.

Jiddu Krishnamurti

ListeningThroughOwnOnlyDesires

Having just one insurance provider for all flood risk in the entire country makes no sense.

Jeb Hensarling

InsuranceCountryRiskNo SenseJust

I never wanted a Guardian Angel. I didn't ask for one. One was assigned to me.

Mercedes McCambridge

MeAngelNeverAskGuardianWanted

Success comes from taking the initiative and following up... persisting... eloquently expressing the depth of your love. What simple action could you take today to produce a new momentum toward success in your life?

Tony Robbins

LifeLoveSuccessTodaySimpleYou

Art allows people a way to dream their way out of their struggle.

Russell Simmons

ArtStrugglePeopleDreamWayOut

I don't think of myself as an actress. I still think I'm fannying around in my mum's front room.

Michelle Gomez

MyselfThinkRoomActressStillMum

The objective of the customer is not being met if the fund managers are diversifying their assets into hundreds of businesses. If they do this, they are typically performing close to the indexes. But that's not the way wealth is created.

Michael Lee-Chin

CustomerWealthWayBeingPerforming

The Zionists have no right to the land of Palestine. There is no place for them on the land of Palestine.

Mohammed Morsi

PlaceLandRightPalestineThem

To be a good analyst, you need to know what the trends are and what teams are doing.

Jon Gruden

GoodDoingYouKnowTrendsNeed

I'm a fan of good horror movies.

Donnie Wahlberg

GoodMoviesHorrorHorror MoviesFan

We have to make sure we control who enters our country. And we have to sustain and increase our efforts to fight the terrorists at their source, both on the ground and in the battle for hearts and minds.

Brad Schneider

FightControlBattleCountryMinds

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