John Ashbery Quotes

The poem is sad because it wants to be yours, and cannot be.

John Ashbery

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 28, 1927

Topics

SadBecauseCannotPoemYoursWants

It was the highlight of my life being in the Mae West show, because I saw and did things I never had before.

Joe Gold

LifeMy LifeNeverThingsWestSaw

I don't like the term 'mental illness.' I'd rather just say 'mad.' Just like I always say 'loony bin,' not 'mental hospital.'

John Burnside

MadSayMental IllnessHospitalJust

Europe will not accept genetically modified foods. It doesn't make any difference in the final analysis what Brussels does, what Washington does, or what the World Trade Organization does.

Jeremy Rifkin

OrganizationWorldWashingtonAccept

I'm one of those people who really wants to do everything. And if I had enough time, I really would.

Anna Popplewell

TimePeopleEnoughEverythingWould

I could build and roof a house, though electricity is not my thing.

Matt LeBlanc

ElectricityHouseBuildRoofThough

I'm excited about seeing a bipartisan plan to reform education in the United States. The only other option is to protect the status quo and I really don't think anybody wants to do that.

John Rowland

EducationThinkPlanSeeingProtect

Culture survives in smaller spaces - not in the history books that erect monuments to the nation's grand history but in cafes and cinema houses, village squares, and half-forgotten libraries.

Amitava Kumar

HistoryCultureCinemaVillageBooks

I don't know any women who don't think about what they look like, and I don't know any men who don't think about what women look like.

Stanley Crouch

WomenMenThinkLookKnowLike

I'm a consistent little person.

Stephen A. Schwarzman

PersonLittleConsistent

Everybody would rather get a quick submission, a quick knockout.

Robbie Lawler

QuickGetSubmissionWouldRather

In Israel's short history, army commanders and the heads of the intelligence agencies have often advocated the use of force and in many cases showed contempt for the law and human rights. Political leaders have typically been more measured.

Ronen Bergman

HistoryIntelligenceLawPolitical

Does a bona fide chimichurri have cilantro in it? Who cares? Cooking for your family, unless your family includes Joel Rubouchon, is liberating in that regard.

Rumaan Alam

FamilyCookingYourWho CaresCares

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