Derek Walcott Quotes
There is a restless identity in the New World. The New World needs an identity without guilt or blame.
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If I categorized home runs that I've seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry's... but I've seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson's was probably the most theatrical home run I've ever seen.
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After six years without seeing one, I love just seeing a smile - every smile I see gives me hope.
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Parodies of commercials are by no means new and have been popular going back to black-and-white TV shows of the '50s.
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I never sell a book. I sell myself. And the way to sell yourself is to be an instrument of love.
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A Bollywood hero, for most people, has been a Raj, a Rahul or a Prem... it's now a part of the psyche.
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I mean, I was always interested in people like Lenny Bruce, people who are breaking the old rules and making new ones.
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Here's what I have at my advantage: I've never been a personality. I've always been a character actor.
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There are epic downsides to living a somewhat public life. The upshot of that is there's nothing to hide. It's a relief in a way. There's nothing about me that can't be said.
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Boning is a pain, but it makes such a majestic chicken.
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An ordinary kitten will ask more questions than any five-year-old.
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Man is the only animal that laughs and has a state legislature.
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I never intended for the Monster Ball to be a religious experience, it just became one.
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If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.
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It was a complex endeavor so without Robert Redford's constant support we wouldn't have gotten to the end.
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The voices on the record, that was trying to treat my voice like guitar players treat guitar tones.
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It was cool to meet Cris Carter. That dude has some of the best hands to have played the game.
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Travelling expands the mind rarely.
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The best thing about being from Britain is that it's a melting pot of cultures, characters, and creativity. I couldn't imagine coming from anywhere else.
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It was a good thing to have a couple of thousand people all rigid and frozen together, in the palm of one's hand.
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I have deliberately left Sylvester and Julia's appearances to the reader's imagination.
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The worst that happened to men of science was that Galileo suffered an honorable detention and a mild reproof, before dying peacefully in his bed.
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It's not that I'm using my life to put on screen or in my acting, it's that, when you're living in the world, you're exposed to stories, to people, to things that feel foreign and unfamiliar. And I'm curious about those things, me personally.
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The supernatural world was like an onion. You peel back the layers, only to find more layers, on and on, hopelessly trying to reach the mysterious core. Then you start crying.
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There is a restless identity in the New World. The New World needs an identity without guilt or blame.
