Derek Walcott Quotes
I think I would have been a totally different kind of writer if I'd gone to England. I might have developed a cynicism about my origins, a belittling of them, or an excessive nostalgia for them.
Derek Walcott
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I got fired for giving coffee away. It was just my regulars. I'd say, 'Don't worry about it,' and they'd put down a dollar tip. Technically, I was stealing. Ethically, I was boosting morale!
Jack McBrayer
Economically, we are, to some significant degree, interdependent with Chinese well-being. That is a great asset.
Zbigniew Brzezinski
I'm very drawn to characters who are very flawed. I'm less interested in characters who are just good or bad, because to me then they're not real people.
Rachel Weisz
My man has to be more intelligent than I am, which is difficult to find. He should definitely be more successful than me, which is not so difficult to find. I'd be a fool to expect a better looking man than me, which is impossible to find.
Kangana Ranaut
In the past it seemed like I was making fun of rap a little bit. But it was more me making fun of myself, since I'm not technically a rapper, whatever that means.
Beck
It's amazing how a competitive nature can turn a negative into something positive.
Barry Mann
If only we could pull out our brain and use only our eyes.
Pablo Picasso
I don't feel famous.
Uma Thurman
The mentality with African and European people is different. In Africa, when you come from a difficult life, when it's not so easy to eat, not so easy to survive, you respect money when you start to earn it, and you respect people more. When you respect people, they will respect you, and your life is better for that.
Yaya Toure
I've got nothing to be ashamed of.
Calvin Johnson
The white man's dollar is his god, and to stop this will be to stop outrages in many localities.
Ida B. Wells
When I'm working, even though it's sometimes challenging and difficult, there's still no place I would rather be.
Dakota Fanning
Because I am Olympic champion, everyone assumes I am this perfect athlete who should never lose. Every time I step in the ring, I am expected to win.
Jade Jones
I have learned to smile when I wasn't happy, to sing when I didn't feel like it, and to do things just to please my fans.
Tionne Watkins
TLC
It's what I've trained for, from the first sketch to the fabric. Making dresses that are different from the usual style, and a lot of fun to wear.
Venus Williams
I've never been truly hammered... Never. Not even in college. I was too busy driving or flying away on weekends doing shows around Texas and the country.
Jeff Dunham
All of us wish we'd had perfect childhoods, with a mother and father who modeled ideal parental attitudes and taught us to internalize the tenets of self-love. Many of us, however, did not.
Marianne Williamson
I think I would have been a totally different kind of writer if I'd gone to England. I might have developed a cynicism about my origins, a belittling of them, or an excessive nostalgia for them.
Derek Walcott
