I have no curiosity. I'm an island boy.Derek WalcottTheWorldMotivation.comTry New ThemeDownloadSharePin ItCopied to clipboard!“I have no curiosity. I'm an island boy.
“My body's urge is to be in a pair of shorts, working and going down to the beach.”Derek WalcottBeach
“The poet complains or points out the discontent that lies at the heart of man, the individual man, and how can that be redeemed?”Derek Walcott
“You don't want to be the boy leaving Chelsea, you want to train like every session is your last session because you know you always have to prove something to people.”Mason MountBoy
“We don't know: some little black boy or girl growing up in the inner city might grow up and cure cancer for all of us - if we let them do it.”Alex HaleyBoy
“My character Milly in 'The Boy Who Could Fly' was a very strong part. There were dramatic moments, and there were humorous moments, too. The whole story with Eric Underwood's character was just wonderful, and the messages behind the script were very important to me.”
“The number of people who read a poem is not as important as how the poem affects those who read it.”Derek WalcottAffects
“My dedication to trying to be a poet started very, very young, and I was very well encouraged by good teachers and by older friends and so on, so I think it is a benediction, and I also think it is a calling, a duty.”Derek WalcottCalling
“The first thing I wanted to do, as a boy, was to be a skier, because I had seen film footage of somebody skiing.”Kenneth CranhamBoy
“Definitely, as I get older and my taste buds change, I want to do different things. I'm not ready for directing yet, you know, maybe when I get my big boy voice; I don't have that yet, but right now definitely producing for sure.”Michael B. JordanBoy