Natasha Trethewey Quotes

My parents had to go to Ohio to get married in 1965 because it was still illegal in Mississippi. My white father and black mother.

Natasha Trethewey

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

FatherMotherParentsBlackWhite

You can spend a lot of money on education, but if you don't spend it wisely, on improving the quality of instruction, you won't get higher student outcomes.

Andreas Schleicher

EducationMoneyQualityYouStudent

I feel like I've won the musical lottery.

Anderson East

FeelLotteryI Feel LikeLikeI Feel

My favourite TV show is... 'Downton Abbey.' The characters are wonderful, and the style is created so beautifully on screen. Everything from the table settings to the linen seem perfect to me. While I'm watching it, I'm in a totally different world.

Mary Berry

StyleMeWorldPerfectTableSeem

I am totally unapologetic about pop music.

Mika

MusicI AmPopPop MusicAboutAm

It's disheartening to write goals from year to year, looking back only to see you are in the same place. You can make so many promises that you get sick of yourself, but what is it that God can't do?

Monica Johnson

GoalsGodYourselfLooking BackSick

I was very much fascinated with the technology we had that we could edit in the computer our compositions, but all the sounds that were available on the market were crap.

Miroslav Vitous

TechnologyAvailableMarketOurCrap

To modify the conditions of the Earth's movement is beyond the powers of man. It is not given to mankind to change the order established by the Creator in the system of the Universe.

Jules Verne

ChangeManUniverseEarthMovement

'Form follows function' comes with so much baggage. It's a worthless phrase because you'll never take it for what it means.

Joshua Prince-Ramus

YouNeverWorthlessTakeFunction

There's no way that I could do a 9 to 5 job. There's no way. I was not cut out for that. You come in and you work for three months on the one job. They say, 'Great,' you know, and you're on to the next one - and you never even got fired. It's wonderful.

Dennis Quaid

WorkGreatJobYouKnowThree

I love John Stamos. John's a really friendly, cool dude.

Chord Overstreet

LoveCoolFriendlyDudeReallyJohn

I was an only child, so I was very demanding. I enjoyed it thoroughly, but I wasn't very pleasant.

Christopher Plummer

ChildOnly ChildPleasantOnlyVery

With age comes a greater wisdom, an ease and comfort with oneself.

Cherie Lunghi

WisdomAgeComfortGreaterEase

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