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Laureate Quotes

I knew if I lived long enough I would be poet laureate of something Picture Quote #1

[Bob Dylan] is a worthy laureate for the Nobel Prize Picture Quote #1

Being the Children’s Laureate has been educational, sometimes hectic, but most of all, great fun Picture Quote #1

In many ways, when you're a Nobel peace laureate, you have an obligation to humankind, to society Picture Quote #1

I know some people might think it odd - unworthy even - for me to have written a cookbook, but I make no apologies. The U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins thought I had demeaned myself by writing poetry for Hallmark Cards, but I am the people’s poet so I write for the people Picture Quote #1

I was a subject of ridicule and lectures about the basics of crystallography. The leader of the opposition to my findings was the two-time Nobel Laureate Linus Pauling, the idol of the American Chemical Society and one of the most famous scientists in the world Picture Quote #1

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I love John Ashbery. He’s the - really the poet laureate of English language poetry, whether he’s given that or not, he is to me Picture Quote #1

I want to put the joy of creativity, of drawing every day, of having a go and being surprised at what one can achieve with just a pencil and an idea at the heart of my term as laureate. I want to make sure people have fun whilst addressing fundamental issues I care about passionately Picture Quote #1

Ted Hughes has been appointed poet laureate to succeed Sir John Betjeman, which is a bit like appointing a grim young crow to replace a cuddly old teddy bear Picture Quote #1

A drop in younger children visiting libraries is of great concern. As children’s laureate, I am passionate about the role of libraries, both in schools and in the wider community. They are unique places where children can begin their journey as readers, as well as being creative hubs Picture Quote #1

Inspiring passion in children for books, and the world of imagination and creativity fuelled by them, is a fundamental reason for why the Children’s Laureate post exists Picture Quote #1

I grew up in Muenchen where my father has been a professor for pharmaceutic chemistry at the university. He had studied chemistry and medicine, having been a research student in Leipzig with Wilhelm Ostwald, the Nobel Laureate 1909. So I became familiar with the life of a scientist in a chemical laboratory quite early Picture Quote #1

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It’s the combination of the intimate and the public that I find so exciting about being poet laureate Picture Quote #1

One of my main decisions when accepting the job of Children’s Laureate was that I must continue working on picture books. If I don’t write and illustrate for some time, then I begin to question who I am Picture Quote #1

I was appointed Poet Laureate. It came totally out of the blue because most Poet Laureates had been considerably older than I. It was not something that I even had begun to dream about! Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

There are distinct duties of a poet laureate. I plan a reading series at the Library of Congress and advise the librarian. The rest is how I want to promote poetry Picture Quote #1

Pretty much the day I stopped being laureate, the poems that had been few and far between came back to me, like birds in the evening nesting in a tree Picture Quote #1

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People write me from all over the country, asking me, and sometimes even telling me, what they think a poet laureate should do. I found that immensely valuable Picture Quote #1

It’s the combination of the intimate and the public that I find so exciting about being poet laureate Picture Quote #1

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I knew if I lived long enough I would be poet laureate of something (Laureate Quotes) [Bob Dylan] is a worthy laureate for the Nobel Prize (Laureate Quotes) Being the Children’s Laureate has been educational, sometimes hectic, but most of all, great fun. (Laureate Quotes) In many ways, when you're a Nobel peace laureate, you have an obligation to humankind, to society (Laureate Quotes) I know some people might think it odd - unworthy even - for me to have written a cookbook, but I make no apologies. The U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins thought I had demeaned myself by writing poetry for Hallmark Cards, but I am the people’s poet so I write for the people. (Laureate Quotes) I was a subject of ridicule and lectures about the basics of crystallography. The leader of the opposition to my findings was the two-time Nobel Laureate Linus Pauling, the idol of the American Chemical Society and one of the most famous scientists in the world. (Laureate Quotes) I love John Ashbery. He’s the - really the poet laureate of English language poetry, whether he’s given that or not, he is to me. (Laureate Quotes) I want to put the joy of creativity, of drawing every day, of having a go and being surprised at what one can achieve with just a pencil and an idea at the heart of my term as laureate. I want to make sure people have fun whilst addressing fundamental issues I care about passionately. (Laureate Quotes) Ted Hughes has been appointed poet laureate to succeed Sir John Betjeman, which is a bit like appointing a grim young crow to replace a cuddly old teddy bear. (Laureate Quotes) A drop in younger children visiting libraries is of great concern. As children’s laureate, I am passionate about the role of libraries, both in schools and in the wider community. They are unique places where children can begin their journey as readers, as well as being creative hubs. (Laureate Quotes) Inspiring passion in children for books, and the world of imagination and creativity fuelled by them, is a fundamental reason for why the Children’s Laureate post exists. (Laureate Quotes) I grew up in Muenchen where my father has been a professor for pharmaceutic chemistry at the university. He had studied chemistry and medicine, having been a research student in Leipzig with Wilhelm Ostwald, the Nobel Laureate 1909. So I became familiar with the life of a scientist in a chemical laboratory quite early. (Laureate Quotes) It’s the combination of the intimate and the public that I find so exciting about being poet laureate. (Laureate Quotes) One of my main decisions when accepting the job of Children’s Laureate was that I must continue working on picture books. If I don’t write and illustrate for some time, then I begin to question who I am (Laureate Quotes) I was appointed Poet Laureate. It came totally out of the blue because most Poet Laureates had been considerably older than I. It was not something that I even had begun to dream about! (Laureate Quotes) 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 (Laureate Quotes) There are distinct duties of a poet laureate. I plan a reading series at the Library of Congress and advise the librarian. The rest is how I want to promote poetry (Laureate Quotes) Pretty much the day I stopped being laureate, the poems that had been few and far between came back to me, like birds in the evening nesting in a tree (Laureate Quotes) People write me from all over the country, asking me, and sometimes even telling me, what they think a poet laureate should do. I found that immensely valuable (Laureate Quotes) It’s the combination of the intimate and the public that I find so exciting about being poet laureate (Laureate Quotes)