Joseph Brodsky Quotes

After all, it is hard to master both life and work equally well. So if you are bound to fake one of them, it had better be life.

Joseph Brodsky

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I was a hot-dog stand lady, I was an orphan housemother, I was a waitress 3 or 4 times. All of those jobs did not have good bosses. They basically told you what to do, when to do and when to hop. And I just didn't like that very much.

Barbara Corcoran
- Good
- You
- Dog
We have a very loyal fan base, the kind tat buys the record the day it comes out, sees every show, and that's fantastic, but what about the people who would never hear about our band?

Pat Mastelotto Mr. Mister
- People
- Day
- Band
With a poetry book I can send 100 copies out to reviewers and other people, and even do it in advance and get their response. It's difficult with iPad: how do you send it out for free, and how do you even disseminate it before it goes into their store?

Felix Dennis
- People
- Book
- Free
I do not suppose I shall be remembered for anything. But I don't think about my work in those terms. It is just as vulgar to work for the sake of posterity as to work for the sake of money.

Orson Welles
- Work
- Money
- Think
The only thing simple about the past is that it's not now.

Larry Poons
- Past
- Simple
- Now
When I'm making music, I can hear all the parts, all the instruments. I can hear what it should be.

Lady Gaga
- Music
- I Can
- Hear