Joseph Brodsky Quotes
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My own being can be judged by the depths I reach in making these historical origins my own.
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I want to be an animated character. I'm also doing more writing and directing.
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Writers should provoke disagreement.
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There is one thing women can never take away from men. We die sooner.
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I will always think of myself as that girl that is 22 starting and really excited about everything and wanting to be amazing at everything. I always wanted to be the best stylist. That was it.
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Whatever the situation at hand, that's what I'm dealing with and trying to be true to it in that moment.
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In the final analysis this congressional race is always going to be a close race, whether there's a presidential race or governor's race or not. But is this a better year? Yes, this would probably be a better year.
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I love Queen Latifah! Queen Latifah is so beautiful! Every time you see her, if it's in a cosmetics ad, or on the red carpet, she's always flawless.
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It's time to face facts: Most people stop being environmentalists when they sit down to eat.
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I don't know how to make Harper and Alloy want me, not just my name.
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You just have to take control of your own performance.
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You can be lonely when you have a guy living with you.
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You see what happens in college and high school games today - a three-point shot or a dunk. I think that's the reason that you see a lot of that in the pros today.
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When the CEO makes a decision, people don't come back on it.
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We interpret our agreement with the IMF - our participation in the IMF's system of cooperation - as a borrowing agreement. The IMF sees it as an economic policy agreement. This is not in our interest.
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You learn from the things that happen in your career. You get up and down. You never give up. All the things that happened in my career, thank God it happened early rather than late in my career.
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Human rights, no matter whom they affect, are something that should matter to all of us. It's always been a part of my life.
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... There's a joy, To the fond votaries of fame unknown, To hear the still small voice of conscience speak In whisp'ring plaudit to the silent soul.
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I can cry at the drop of the pin. But comedy is hard for me; it's the timing.
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Publication in 'The New Yorker' meant everything, and it's no exaggeration to say that it changed my life.
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It's important to air your concerns and fears with someone you trust. When you're honest about how you can change and grow, and where your weaknesses are, then you open the door for improvement and change.
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The last function of reason is to recognize that there are an infinity of things which surpass it.
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I am a patriot, but I must say that English poetry is the richest in the world.
