Derek Walcott Quotes

The thing a writer has to avoid is being the 'voice' of his people and pretending he can speak for them.

Derek Walcott

People

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Of course people think Washington is arrogant. It is.

Carly Fiorina
- People
- Think
- Washington
It's always humbling, knowing where we came from. From being friends with the janitor in the bar and being friends with the waitress - because they were some of the only people that were listening when we finished playing - to this, we are able to appreciate every single person and every single piece of it, because we came from nothing to this.

Zac Brown Band
- People
- Friends
- Single
Bollywood has always pampered heroes and treated actors as second class citizens. But, of late, it has realised that there has to be space for actors who can connect with people.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui
- People
- Space
- Heroes
I like talking one-on-one to everyone. I find it really sort of cathartic and interesting to hear people's opinions.

L'Wren Scott
- People
- Interesting
- Find
Most people, when they hear the disease name, it's all they know about it. It sounds so mild. When I first was sick, for the first 10 years or so, I was dismissed. I was ridiculed and told I was lazy. It was a joke.

Laura Hillenbrand
- People
- Sick
- Name
Open-minded people tend to be interested in Buddhism because Buddha urged people to investigate things - he didn't just command them to believe.

Dalai Lama
- People
- Believe
- Buddha