Joseph Brodsky Quotes
I began to despise Lenin, even when I was in the first grade, not so much because of his political philosophy or practice... but because of his omnipresent images.Joseph Brodsky
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I think chalking up human behavior to evil lets us all off the hook too easily.
Karin Slaughter -
I think it all comes down to motivation. If you really want to do something, you will work hard for it.
Edmund Hillary -
If Mr. Bush and Mr. Forbes don't get most of the votes, they should be arrested for wasting money.
Lamar Alexander -
Whether or not we establish freedom rests with ourselves.
Florence Ellinwood Allen -
Intellectual Ventures is a company that invests in invention.
Nathan Myhrvold -
You always hear 'black Republican,' but you never hear 'white Democrat.' We've got to get beyond the labels and stereotypes. Other people have hang-ups about it. I don't.
J. C. Watts
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I'm a Persian Jew, and we don't speak Hebrew.
Zubin Mehta -
We all have our strengths and our failings.
Hannah Simone -
Bipartisanship is really tough to achieve when everyone on both sides is left with a bad, bad taste in their mouths.
Brown Campbell -
People on television have trouble with fame because audiences think they're their mates.
Ian Mckellen -
I learned that five- and-six-year-old kids have already figured out how to be intolerant.
Octavia E. Butler -
When I'm painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've been about. I've no fears about making changes for the painting has a life of its own.
Jackson Pollock
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If you look at weak democracies, the oligarchies that have taken undue control of them always seek to tamper with the vote. It is important for oligarchs to have elections to give their guy a veneer of legitimacy - and important for the vote always to turn out 'their way.'
Naomi Wolf -
Good fiction is made of that which is real, and reality is difficult to come by.
Ralph Ellison -
I think music sharing of any kind is great.
Talib Kweli Black Star -
As film-makers, it is very important for us to find common ground between cultures, and maybe that's less the case for politicians who benefit more from finding the conflicts and differences between us.
Abbas Kiarostami -
My parents were really loving, open people to be around. I don't remember them ever telling me this profession is difficult. There was never, 'Uhhh, what else are you interested in?' They were just, 'Great. Done. Go for it.'
Rachel Keller -
The 'Hercules' role just kind of came to me, but I had a lot of fun trying something new.
Irina Shayk
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Don't ever try and be like anybody else and don't be afraid to take risks.
Waylon Jennings -
I am proud to be an African.
Brenda Fassie -
Practice being in the moment when you are running, whether you are on your own or in the race.
Jennifer Carpenter -
If I have the option, I always read the paper or a book or something I can touch and destroy in my own hands.
Aubrey Plaza -
If a person will spend one hour a day on the same subject for five years, that person will be an expert on that subject.
Earl Nightingale -
I began to despise Lenin, even when I was in the first grade, not so much because of his political philosophy or practice... but because of his omnipresent images.
Joseph Brodsky