Derek Walcott Quotes
I'm just a red nigger who love the sea,I had a sound colonial education,I have Dutch, nigger, and English in me,and either I'm nobody, or I'm a nation.
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So you had to rev your engines, to beat the Russians and I think more than anything, if the Soviet team would win, or the Soviet athletes would win, you would see and hear and read about that. Quite frequently. So they would make a big issue of it.
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Far worst of all, the fever had settled in Mary's eyes, and Mary was blind.
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I don't carry a wallet. I keep my cards in my pocket and cash in my boots.
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I was in culinary school for a little while, but it was just too hard to cut weight and cook at the same time.
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Any government that has a sincere desire for reform and progress should understand the benefit of objective and constructive criticism.
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While teaching, I also worked undercover in the lower courts by saying I was a young law teacher wanting experience in criminal law. The judges were happy to assist me but what I learned was how corrupt the lower courts were. Judges were accepting money right in the courtroom.
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I was really a charmer; I was the guy who would get to the office, the principal would sit me down and within 10 minutes, we'd be, like, talking about some movies or something.
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Women always excel men in that sort of wisdom which comes from experience. To be a woman is in itself a terrible experience.
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I tend to make low-budget movies but, yeah, I make more money than I ever thought I would make.
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The fundamental thing about my personality is that I think I'm an imposter.
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I'm not graceful.
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Most people want security in this world, not liberty.
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Let me say what I actually believe. I believe that 9/11 was a conspiracy, by Al Qaeda, and Osama Bin Laden, and no one else trying to hurt America.
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Men become accustomed to poison by degrees.
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I'm of a fearsome mind to throw my arms around every living librarian who crosses my path, on behalf of the souls they never knew they saved.
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My first film 'Saawariya' was a flop; I don't regret it.
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The U.S., especially Hollywood, is so strong for film production.
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I don't want to sound disingenuous here - controversy is obviously good for business, especially if your business is satire. And it does amplify the discussion - in my view, a good thing.
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Jackie Chan is a myth.
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Any time women come together with a collective intention, it's a powerful thing. Whether it's sitting down making a quilt, in a kitchen preparing a meal, in a club reading the same book, or around the table playing cards, or planning a birthday party, when women come together with a collective intention, magic happens.
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Bob Fosse, even though he wasn't gay. He was certainly queer and had a huge effect on the 'Hedwig' film, as did Hal Ashby and Robert Altman, who had a weird butch queer feeling about him. His films almost flirted with camp but in an extremely realistic acting way.
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As a retired educator I have seen first-hand the impact a great education can have on a young person's life. I will always be a champion for public schools, our teachers, and our children.
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I'm just a red nigger who love the sea,I had a sound colonial education,I have Dutch, nigger, and English in me,and either I'm nobody, or I'm a nation.
