John Ashbery Quotes

There is the view that poetry should improve your life. I think people confuse it with the Salvation Army.

John Ashbery

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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Nobody, man or woman, has ever wrecked a good marriage.

Jimmy Dean

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When I got married, the Sun ran the headline: 'Here comes the bride, all fat and wide.' Luckily, it was a few days after the wedding - but it was still hideous to read at a great romantic moment.

Jo Brand

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2012 was a good year for the Mahindra Group, as we moved ahead by venturing into new geographies and businesses.

Anand Mahindra

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'The Little Mermaid' was a really great experience.

Ron Clements

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Perfect Night has that magic and it has the raw energy that grabs you by the throat.

Lou Reed

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I like being with the quarterbacks. I like calling the plays.

Jon Gruden

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The movie I've seen a million times - wait, that's not possible - my favorite movie of all times is 'The Empire Strikes Back,' directed by Irvin Kershner, executive-produced by the great George Lucas and stars Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, James Earl Jones.

Donald Faison

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I like a man with a nice, self-deprecating sense of humour.

Christina Hendricks

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O Death, rock me asleep, bring me to quiet rest, let pass my weary guiltless ghost out of my careful breast.

Anne Boleyn

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I was born and grew up in Palm Springs. It's a great place to grow up, a real small town.

Alia Shawkat

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Great investments may look crazy but really may not be.

Peter Thiel

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I do a lot of urban fantasy, which is modern-day cities, but you've got magic, you've got fairies running around, or cryptozoological creatures running around, and I'm pulling very heavily on my background as a folklore major and having done some animation work and all of that, and I'm pulling from the modern fairy tale narrative.

Seanan McGuire

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