Joseph Brodsky Quotes
Weaknesses have a certain function in a poem... some strategy in order to pave the reader's way to the impact of this or that line.
Quotes to Explore
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The sky is always there for me, while my life has been going through many, many changes. When I look up the sky, it gives me a nice feeling, like looking at an old friend.
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I don't work out but generally I am fit, which is why I don't work out.
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The true measure of success for the U.N. is not how much we promise, but how much we deliver for those who need us most.
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Each song is a small universe to me. Each song has a story of its own. Each has a full life to express in order to be complete, so it often happens that the building to a big crescendo feels right in the recording or writing process.
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Our country is in deep trouble. To talk and re-litigate in 1998, or even what Mitt Romney said or didn't say in 1994 or 2002, I don't think most people really care.
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I take the family shopping round. The markets of the world.
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Most women don't do regular breast self examinations, mainly because they are either intimidated by what they might find, or they're confused as to how to do the self exam correctly. 'Liv Aid' eliminates all of these concerns because it makes breast self exams easy to perform.
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We should make it as easy as possible to be able to get a legal work visa - not citizenship, not a green card. Just a work visa, with a background check and a Social Security card so that applicable taxes would get paid.
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Country music is all about telling stories, and we're just telling a little different one.
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When it's colder, your skin needs more attention.
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Things you create with your mind are always part of your postmortal life, whether they seem real or not.
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Faith in God's revelation has nothing to do with an ideology which glorifies the status quo.
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I don't look like that and I don't desire to look like that.
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Do not believe, even for a moment, that by stripping me of my membership card you do the same to my Socialist beliefs, nor that you would restrain me of continuing to work in favor of Socialism and of the Revolution.
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I don’t know why one can’t chase two rabbits at the same time, even in the literal sense of those words. If you have the hounds, go ahead and pursue.
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I come up with a lot of ideas, and I want to start them all.
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You're at a party or an event, and you're interacting with other people, but there's no shame in getting your camera out and getting your perfect angle. It's bizarre to me.
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One problem was that my direct testimony was in writing, so a lot of people didn't get to see it. I hope they see it, because I think it built a very strong case.
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I love acting. I would really love to act.
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The film business creates a large amount of waste, and I'm not immune to waste in the business.
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A balanced program for tax reform based upon the common sense idea of lowering taxes out of surplus revenues.
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For man may pious texts repeat, And yet religion have no inward seat
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Weaknesses have a certain function in a poem... some strategy in order to pave the reader's way to the impact of this or that line.
