Yusef Komunyakaa Quotes
My great-grandfather Melvin had been a carpenter - so was my father - and they taught me the value of tools: saws, hammers, chisels, files and rulers. It all dealt with conciseness and precision. It eliminated guesswork. One has to know his tools, so he doesn't work against himself.
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I never thought I would be standing here, married to an All-American guy, living in Oklahoma. What a country.
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It's not possible to be perfect - you can always do something better. I'm never proud of what I've done. Sometimes, I'm not ashamed.
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Billy Jean King could not get credit when her husband was in law school and she was winning the Wimbledon, because he had to sign the cards. You know, you had these cases in the '70s of women who were mayors who couldn't get credit unless their husbands signed for them.
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Certainly our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters need to be supported in living out their call to holiness.
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When people go through something rough in life, they say, 'I'm taking it one day at a time.' Yes, so is everybody. Because that's how time works.
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I don't like allegories.
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Remember, China is the largest country in the world, so they have the confidence, the capital and resources to create large companies.
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I was about five years old when I was eating soup in our kitchen, and as I was lifting the spoon towards my mouth, it bent and broke in half.
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Everything was in stark and dreadful contrast with the trivial crises and counterfeit emotions of Hollywood, and I returned to England deeply moved and emotionally worn out.
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There is no more respected or influential forum in the field of journalism than the New York Times. I look forward, with great anticipation, to contributing to its op-ed page.
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I never felt popular as a child and never had best friends.
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If you respect a language and culture, it shows in your work.
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I always like to have a buffer between me and journalism in general. Not just a reporter, but journalism.
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On one hand, it seems strange that a country that has suffered so much from violence and war would be debating if they want peace or not. But in Colombia, a part of society is deeply connected with the war as a means of making a living.
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In the wealthy industrialized nations, effective drug therapies against AIDS became available - AZT as early as 1987, then combinations of antiretroviral agents in 1996. The new drugs offered hope that fatal complications might be staved off and AIDS rendered a chronic condition.
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Too many times, the international community has not prepared the post-conflict period in time.
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When I was at school, I used to end every school day with fountain pen ink all over my hands and face and down my shirt.
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Fifty-million-dollar movies gobble up the medium movies. A lot of people aren't working in Hollywood because of this.
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When I left drama school, there were dozens of rep theatres you could apply to where you got a good training.
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Guys don't like women telling them what to do. It reminds them of their mothers, or something like that.
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Jah come to break downpression, rule equality, wipe away transgression, set the captives free.
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Faith makes it possible to achieve that which man's mind can conceive and believe.
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When I was 21, I was in a pretty serious band, and we almost got signed - went to New York, showcased, all that - but didn't end up getting signed, and we broke up. I went back to the drawing board; I really took a hit from that whole experience.
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My great-grandfather Melvin had been a carpenter - so was my father - and they taught me the value of tools: saws, hammers, chisels, files and rulers. It all dealt with conciseness and precision. It eliminated guesswork. One has to know his tools, so he doesn't work against himself.
