Joseph Brodsky Quotes
An ethical man doesn't need a consensus of his allies in order to act against something he finds reprehensible.
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I have always believed the iron rule of politics was that women don't vote for men who yell.
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Winning the gold medal should have been the happiest day of my entire life, and it just wasn't. It felt like the saddest day of my life. Everyone was so angry with us, that Scott and I had fallen in love, because it was so unprofessional, and we were a disgrace and had betrayed everybody.
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Hold a picture of yourself long and steadily enough in your mind's eye, and you will be drawn toward it.
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My number one goal is to love, support and be there for my son.
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It's pretty much run by everybody. We're very involved in everything that goes on. We always have been.
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There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart.
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I believe that a man can only be useful to his country when he can look at it clearly.
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I pick my actors primarily based on my gut-feel. They could be rank newcomers or established stars, but if I feel they'll do justice to my characters, they are on. I think Bollywood is now looking towards Kollywood for new faces, and, to my mind, Suriya will be a very successful crossover star because he's very versatile.
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I use iTunes for downloading music, but I always decline when prompted to update this or that new version.
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I like listening to music and driving. How do you say... It's the only way I can 'chillax.'
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You have injuries that bother you when you're not playing. When that horn blows, you don't feel it.
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Every song, the title dictates the architecture of the song.
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Achievements are precious and timeless, just like the precious metal platinum. And what better way to celebrate milestones in your life than with precious platinum.
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I never thought I would write a memoir at age 40... but I did have this unique place in history.
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If life isn't about human beings and living in harmony, then I don't know what it's about.
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Sometimes if a song hits me really good the first time, I get sick of it. And by the 10th time I've heard it, it's just candy, and I don't like it anymore.
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Ruzzle's my therapy. When I get off the stage from a packed show and I'm exhausted, I'll just go Ruzzle for like a good 30 minutes.
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I suppose one of the challenges of writing the word-side of music these days is trying to decipher and communicate how this planet is very overwhelming at this point. The difficulties we face are overwhelming. It's very difficult to give yourself the time to breathe and appreciate the joy and beauty that might be just right around us.
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Some writers can only deal with childhood experience, because it's complete. For another kind of writer, life goes on, and he's able to keep processing that as well.
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(Doc) Cramer told me I was hitting too much off the front foot and that I wasn't using the right kind of bat. I had been using a long, skinny stick and Cramer got me a thicker one.
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I think nowadays people are so used taking the camera to the family picnic - so people are less surprised by films made of them, like home movies.
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If you give up before your goal has been reached, you are a "quitter." A QUITTER NEVER WINS AND A WINNER NEVER QUITS. Lift this sentence out, write it on a piece of paper in letters an inch high, and place it where you will see it every night before you go to sleep, and every morning before you go to work.
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I respect that you want to protect your niece. You know, I didn't want my daughter to become a boxer. Neither did Mohammad. But Joe Frazier, on the other hand, he had his baby girl boxing in the crib.
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An ethical man doesn't need a consensus of his allies in order to act against something he finds reprehensible.
