Joseph Brodsky Quotes

One always pulls the trigger out of self-interest and quotes history to avoid responsibility or pangs of conscience.

Joseph Brodsky

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I destroyed a lot of guitars trying to get them to do what I wanted, but I learned something from every guitar I tore apart, and discovered even more things. Things like if the string is not straight from the bridge saddle to the nut, you're going to have friction.

Eddie Van Halen Van Halen
- Trying
- Guitar
- Bridge
I've never said I was a chef - I think I make great food. I will never open a restaurant to do, like, tasting courses.

Eddie Huang
- Great
- Food
- Chef
Never speak to an invalid from behind, nor from the door, nor from any distance from him, nor when he is doing anything. The official politeness of servants in these things is so grateful to invalids, that many prefer, without knowing why, having none but servants about them.

Florence Nightingale
- Why
- Door
- Speak
As a registered Democrat, I am praying for a credible presidential candidate to emerge from the younger tier of politicians in their late 40s. A governor with executive experience would be ideal.

Camille Paglia
I will never sign to a major record label again. If, by some mega fluke, a record of mine looked like it might break big, I'd try and do it via an indie or somehow license it. I'm not having my music owned by those corporate bastards again.

Malcolm Wilson
- Music
- Try
- Again
Sometimes your parents are the ones with the biggest mouths of all time.

Dakota Johnson
- Time
- Parents
- Sometimes