Ian Hamilton Finlay Quotes

However, I don't feel the world is looking over my shoulder when I am working - I never think about this at all. What I think about is trying to make my work pure, and if it is pure then it can be accessible. It is quite straight forward really.

Ian Hamilton Finlay

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: scottish
  • Birth: October 28, 1925 - March 27, 2006

Topics

WorkI AmWorldLookingForward

I probably got more out of sports in high school than I did out of classes.

Jeremiah P. Ostriker

SportsSchoolHigh SchoolMoreHigh

In a way, I started 'Goon Squad' not even realizing I was writing a book. I thought I was just writing a few stories to stall before starting this other book that I wanted to write - or thought I wanted to write: I still haven't written it.

Jennifer Egan

WritingBookThoughtSquadWayJust

One of the glories and terrors of working in public is that you do see if your output means anything to anyone.

Jenny Holzer

YouSeeAnythingWorkingYourMeans

Mozart composed his music not for the elite, but for everybody.

Andre Rieu

MusicEliteEverybodyHisComposed

I'm a harsh critic of the status quo.

Andrew Cuomo

Status QuoStatusCriticHarshQuo

In Hong Kong, the directors are the idea men.

Andrew Lau

MenHong KongIdeaDirectorsKong

There's something in this country that is so opposed to understanding the complexity of children.

Maurice Sendak

ChildrenUnderstandingCountry

As far as my education goes, I've always felt that was my hobby instead of acting.

Mawra Hocane

EducationHobbyActingAlwaysFar

I don't think it's necessary to be an actor to get great performances out of an actor. But I do think it helps me as a director because I know what I like as an actor, and I try to get that to the actors who I'm working with.

Steve Buscemi

GreatMeThinkKnowActorTry

The way I understand the rules on trading on inside information, it's very vague.

Steven A. Cohen

InformationRulesUnderstandWay

We are offering to the American public a line of delicious Italian-American foods. They will be available through the Internet, shopping networks and national store distribution.

Rocco DiSpirito

ShoppingInternetAmericanWillLine

To be old is to be part of a huge and ordinary multitude... the reason why old age was venerated in the past was because it was extraordinary.

Ronald Blythe

AgePastOld AgeWhyOldReason

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