Derek Walcott Quotes
A long time ago, I thought, as a writer in the Caribbean, 'I don't ever want to have to write 'It was great in Paris.'' Because I don't think, proportionately speaking, that one's experience in a city as opposed to, say, a village in St. Lucia, is superior to the other.
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I want to continue to be me and share with people.
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Now, do I think the baby boomers tend to be self-absorbed? I do.
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If a Chinese student does not know Chinese learning, it's like a person without a surname, a horse without a bridle, a boat without a helm. The more Western learning he possesses, the more hateful of China he will become. Even if he becomes a capable man of vast learning, how can he be of any use to the state?
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My kids are free to do what ever they want. Because I only advise. I don't make them do anything.
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So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you.
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Anyone who thinks it's smart to cut immigration is sentencing Australia to poverty.
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I'm still learning my craft.
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I think the most expensive thing I've bought thus far is my Rolex.
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From 1 till 7, when we moved to England, I spoke only Portuguese.
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I need a girl who will put me in my place, but I also want to laugh and have a good time.
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For me, religious festivals and celebrations have become an important way to teach my children about how we can transform living with diversity from the superficial 'I eat ethnic food', to something dignified, mutually respectful and worthwhile.
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No one wants to work with a difficult star. I want to be the nice guy.
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It's so hard to be the girl in a country song, so we're speaking up.
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In its conception the literature prize belongs to days when a writer could still be thought of as, by virtue of his or her occupation, a sage, someone with no institutional affiliations who could offer an authoritative word on our times as well as on our moral life.
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The American Federation of Teachers has a long track record of working with administrators, parents, and communities to provide real help to struggling students and low-performing schools. We've learned that intensive interventions, proven programs, and adequate resources can transform students' lives and their schools.
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I think that the greatest lesson I learned from my father is just having compassion towards people.
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A bicycle has transformed my experience of London.
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I believe we're the party of small business.
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I gambled and I lost. I failed in securing my options for this choice for myself, but I succeeded in verifying the Dark Age is still with us.
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When I create a story, I can make it however funny, sad, or happy I want it to be. And when I read, I feel like I'm in the story, and I get to experience it. It feels like I'm watching someone else do something, but I'm doing the thing that the character is doing as well.
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Who said that time heals all wounds? It would be better to say that time heals everything - except wounds. With time, the hurt of separation loses its real limits. With time, the desired body will soon disappear, and if the desiring body has already ceased to exist for the other, then what remains is a wound, disembodied.
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I do believe that international trade agreements benefit both nations, always.
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When I was growing up, I went to an Irish-Christian missionary school.
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A long time ago, I thought, as a writer in the Caribbean, 'I don't ever want to have to write 'It was great in Paris.'' Because I don't think, proportionately speaking, that one's experience in a city as opposed to, say, a village in St. Lucia, is superior to the other.
