#in

Being Poet Laureate made me realize I was capable of a larger voice. There is a more public utterance I can make as a poet. ↗

— Rita Dove

#capable #i #i can #larger #laureate

For years, I had heard about the lack of interest in literature in the U.S. and I had complained about it. I failed to understand how people could fail to be moved by art. ↗

— Rita Dove

#art #complained #could #fail #failed

There's no difference between fame and infamy now. There's a new school of professional famous people that don't do anything. They don't create anything. ↗

— Ricky Gervais

#anything #between #create #difference #fame

Any conversations we hear about 'So who are Pearl Jam marketing to?' are despicable. ↗

— Eddie Vedder

#any #conversations #despicable #hear #jam

I never use notes, they interfere with me. ↗

— Ken Blanchard

#interfere #me #never #notes #use

There are rhythmic ideas which sometimes only work up to a point. In writing there are moments when it just comes off the page, it's not just a collection of notes. ↗

— Harrison Birtwistle

#comes #ideas #just #moments #notes

A wedding is such a girl thing. ↗

— Selma Blair

#girl #such #thing

Winston Churchill was not entirely British. His mother was American, making Sir Winston part Iroquois Indian. ↗

— Rachel Blanchard

#british #churchill #entirely #his #indian

If I had my way, if I was lucky enough, if I could be on the brink my entire life - that great sense of expectation and excitement without the disappointment - that would be the perfect state. ↗

— Cate Blanchett

#could #disappointment #enough #entire #entire life

Things present themselves to you, and it's how you choose to deal with them that reveals who you are. We all say a lot of things, don't we, about who we are and how we think. But in the end it's your actions, how you respond to circumstance that reveals your character. ↗

— Cate Blanchett

#actions #character #choose #circumstance #deal