Norman MacCaig Quotes
When I talk of hearing a poet's voice speaking, I always think of it as in the presence of the man.
Quotes to Explore
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Let there be a door to thy mouth, that it may be shut when need arises, and let it be carefully barred, that none may rouse thy voice to anger, and thou pay back abuse with abuse.
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I don't know about you, but I think blankets are the best, especially your own personal blanket.
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It's always been my dream to just continually do really cool indie movies - character-driven stuff.
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I don't think the way I portray mother's and son's relationships has anything to do with my age or generation. It has to do with what I lived with my own mother and what it's transformed into and the point of view it has given me on mothers and women. The way I was brought up with women. It's all about personal background.
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I never knew that Americans would take up soccer, and it's a gender-free sport in high school there.
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Women are, in my view, natural peacemakers. As givers and nurturers of life, through their focus on human relationships and their engagement with the demanding work of raising children and protecting family life, they develop a deep sense of empathy that cuts through to underlying human realities.
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There are certain things that can be asked that get me excited. It's never a thing where I think I'm too good, I'm just the type of person who likes to be enlightened. I don't like to go through the motions.
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I am closer and closer to reaching my childhood dream. This is really exciting! I will continue to work hard, to focus on each tournament I play.
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I feel like fashion and music relate to each other in a lot of ways. I always had to be creative: I'm a very creative person. I always liked making stuff. Apart from music, I always liked making clothes. You're able to express yourself.
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I couldn't really take a girl from Berlin to live in Leeds. I love it here. I miss the Yorkshire sense of humor and things like bitter and Yorkshire puddings, but I can still get my hands on salt 'n' vinegar crisps.
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My cancer scare changed my life. I'm grateful for every new, healthy day I have. It has helped me prioritize my life.
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I want to be someone who can be a role model to kids - and to everyone, for that matter.
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I started rapping because I wanted people to hear what I have to say, I want as many people to hear me as possible, and I do everything in my power to make that pop.
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I'm now a member of a pretty small club.
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Nobody is like Tanuja Trivedi in this whole world.
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It's a little bit in the genes because my brother is a journalist and my father was a sports writer.
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Businesses across the country are raising their prices in order to compensate for their added costs due to Obama's health care plan. If they aren't raising prices, they're cutting jobs as a result of the added cost, both of which hurt our economy.
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I take it one play, one game at a time, ... I don't look any further.
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I always wanted to get into rock music so I could cover up my real personality, change my voice, and create a false self to hide behind.
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When the poet died his cat was put to death and mummified.
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I studied voice at Yale with Blake Stern from the music school, and he had me singing German lieder and Italian songs.
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The voice is not only indicative of man's character, but it is the expression of his spirit. Other sounds can be louder than the voice, but no sound can be more living.
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When I talk of hearing a poet's voice speaking, I always think of it as in the presence of the man.
