James Fenton There is no objection to the proposal: in order to learn to be a poet, I shall try to write a sonnet. But the thing you must try to write, when you do so, is a real sonnet, and not a practice sonnet. – James Fenton Learn Quotes Objection Quotes Poet Quotes Practice Quotes Proposal Quotes Real Quotes Sonnet Quotes Write Quotes Nobody really knows whether they are a poet. I knew I was interested from the age of 15. In the writing of poetry we never know anything for sure. We will never know if we have ‘trained’ or ‘practised’ enough. We will never be able to say that we have reached grade eight, or that we have left the grades behind and are now embarked on an advanced training.
Carson Palmer I’m great at retirement. I’m excelling at retirement… I’ve loved every second of it. – Carson Palmer
Frank McCourt There were a number of houses. When we first arrived in Limerick, it was a one-room affair with most of it taken up with a bed. – Frank McCourt
Gordon Ramsay When you find a guy who is powerful, a big father figure, you latch onto him immediately. – Gordon Ramsay
Henry Rollins When I think of Mick Jagger still singing that he can’t get any satisfaction in over forty years of being in the Rolling Stones, I have to conclude that he’s either lying or not all that bright. – Henry Rollins
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