Joseph Brodsky Quotes
Unlike a state, a writer cannot plead the historical necessity of his actions.
Joseph Brodsky
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I never tried to use anything besides my own sweat and blood and talent to get somewhere.
Olivia Munn
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I don't care how hot a girl is - if she doesn't like animals, it would be a major, major problem.
Ian Somerhalder
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Tricks you need to transform something which appears fantastic, unbelievable into something plausible, credible, those I learned from journalism. The key is to tell it straight. It is done by reporters and by country folk.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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You'll have to forgive me this boldness, but I think women are very fortunate that men exist! The gods are very wise and certainly knew what they were doing. They created the sun and the moon, light and darkness, the eagle and the serpent, all for the same reason. They are perfect complements and the mechanism we use to reach heaven.
Laura Esquivel
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The central idea of the philosophy of behaviorism, that behavior and the mind have an entirely materialist basis subject to experimental analysis, is fundamentally sound.
E. O. Wilson
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I don't know why I ever succumbed to any of it... but I liked the rush of going under. It's such a high-it's like dying. I die, but then I come out prettier.
Courtney Love
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I like to do things in which I'm playing someone else entirely.
Brett Davern
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I've had songs written during the Falklands war, and during the first Gulf war I got letters from soldiers saying they were listening to these songs, like Island of no return.
Billy Bragg
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'Heroes', 'Desperate Housewives', 'The Sopranos' - they're all very stylised. 'The Wire' is much more rooted in realism and honesty. In American television, I can't think of anything I'd rather have been in because it has got something to say and that is the kind of thing I want to do.
Aidan Gillen
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Sure, there was no guarantee any of these things would actually happen as he envisioned. But maybe that wasn‟t the point.It was the planning that counted, whether it ever came to fruition or not.
Sarah Dessen
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I just love learning about the way people used to live their lives, and I think what also ties into that is psychology, because I like knowing why people do certain things.
Molly Quinn
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Unlike a state, a writer cannot plead the historical necessity of his actions.
Joseph Brodsky