Joseph Brodsky Quotes
Nothing convinces an artist more of the arbitrariness of the means to which he resorts to attain a goal - however permanent it may be - than the creative process itself, the process of composition.Joseph Brodsky
Quotes to Explore
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I can't change everything by myself but I can be one of the people who are trying to change the situation.
Haile Gebrselassie -
I don't write listening to music, and in a way it seems silly that any writer should have to explain why not, as it's possibly no different from saying you don't eat gourmet dinners or play tennis while you're at the keyboard.
Rachel Kushner -
After six years without seeing one, I love just seeing a smile - every smile I see gives me hope.
Ingrid Betancourt -
Let's all understand that these guiding principles cannot be discarded for short-term political gains. They represent what this country is all about. They are indigenous to the American idea. And these are principles which are not negotiable.
Barbara Jordan -
Our relationships with our computers are almost sexual, they're so close. They're just such a huge part of our lives.
Mackenzie Davis -
My father passed away in 1942, and three-four months after his death, I had to start working. There was a responsibility on my shoulders to run the household. It was my duty as the eldest child in the house.
Lata Mangeshkar
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My first book was poetry, but I didn't write it first. I wrote it third. So my first two books were prose.
Tao Lin -
American business at this point is really about developing an idea, making it profitable, selling it while it's profitable and then getting out or diversifying. It's just about sucking everything up.
Ian MacKaye -
Love is like the measles. The older you get it, the worse the attack.
Rainer Maria Rilke -
I really like one-on-one, rich relationships.
Kate Bosworth -
US presidents can make all the commitments and declarations they want until they are blue in the face, in the Muslim world they will always be perceived as partisan.
Daniel Barenboim -
It's amazing how much trouble you can get in when you don't have anything else to do.
Quincy Jones
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Makr Shakr aims to share this new potential - design-make-enjoy - with everyone in just a few minutes: the time taken to prepare a new cocktail.
Carlo Ratti -
The opponents of this process have always tried to vilify westernization as a poor imitation.
Orhan Pamuk -
It's possible to look really cute and still be comfortable. You don't have to kill your feet to have a fashionable look.
Laura Marano -
The guest to me was always paramount.
Larry King -
We need to promote development that does not destroy our environment.
Wangari Maathai -
Now, we occupy a lowly position, both in space and rank in comparison with the heavenly sphere, and the Almighty is Most High not in space, but with respect to absolute existence, greatness and power.
Maimonides
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To say that I am organized is an understatement, but my car tells a different story.
Emily Procter -
Let's face it: 'Twilight' is kind of an easy thing to make fun of.
Matt Lanter -
Write a list of ways that you have benefited from being married to your spouse. Then write a list of your spouse's positive patterns and qualities. Keep adding to the lists and reread them frequently.
Zelig Pliskin -
Any position they want me to play, I'll be there.
Asdrubal Cabrera -
I think maybe the only time I think of being a woman... is being on the road and making sure my musicians are fed and they sleep. 'Are you OK? Do you need some water? Are you hungry? Can I get you a cookie?' I'm not sure all the men bandleaders do that.
Anat Cohen -
Nothing convinces an artist more of the arbitrariness of the means to which he resorts to attain a goal - however permanent it may be - than the creative process itself, the process of composition.
Joseph Brodsky