My father is a chemist, my mother was a homemaker. My parents instill… — Rita Dove

My father is a chemist, my mother was a homemaker. My parents instilled in us the feeling that learning was the most exciting thing that could happen to you, and it never ends.

Rita DovePoet · American · b. 1952

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My father was a professor of civil engineering at MIT, and my mother taught high school English. — Eric Allin Cornell
One of the greatest titles in the world is parent, and one of the biggest blessings in the world is to have parents to call mom and dad. — Jim DeMint
The debt of gratitude we owe our mother and father goes forward, not backward. What we owe our parents is the bill presented to us by our children. — Nancy Friday
I try to show what it is about language and music that enthralls, because I think those are the two elements of poetry. — Rita Dove
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I see a resurgence of interest in poetry. I am less optimistic about the prospects for the arts when it comes to federal funding. — Rita Dove