John Barton Quotes

Poets have to be sensitive to their audience, but it does not mean that they censor themselves. I realise my audience is diverse. Some will read with empathy and curiosity while others will take offense.

John Barton

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EmpathyCuriosityWillOthersMean

I observe the physician with the same diligence as the disease.

John Donne

DiligencePhysicianSameDisease

I've never been much into picking things apart.

Meg White

NeverThingsBeenMuchApart

Kafka's inevitable tropism for the allegorical puts him in marked opposition to the realism that dominated the literary world of the first half of the 20th century.

John Kessel

WorldInevitableFirstHimRealism

I am deeply honored to be making 'Life Itself,' a documentary on the life of Roger Ebert, and to have had the full cooperation and enthusiasm of Roger and his wife, Chaz.

Steve James

LifeWifeI AmEnthusiasmHonored

Look, Israel doesn't intend to introduce nuclear weapons, but if people are afraid that we have them, why not? It's a deterrent.

Shimon Peres

PeopleLookWhyNuclear Weapons

Our amour fou with 'The Sopranos' is headed for long-term parking, like so many of its most memorable characters. We'll never see a show like this again.

Rob Sheffield

MemorableNeverSeeParkingShow

You never really know about a quarterback until he plays in a real game.

Mike Singletary

GameYouKnowNeverRealHe

No, no, no separate but equal... never the twain shall meet. And the pendulum kept swinging and it came to rest in the bastard hybrid known as the Daily Show.

Mo Rocca

DailyRestMeetNeverEqualShow

What is it about Iowa? I'm the shortest guy in the state.

Jason Alexander

GuyIowaStateAboutShortest

I get to go to work and come home with something interesting or enriching or astonishing.

Diane Sawyer

WorkHomeInterestingGoSomething

I think you're going to see an interest in space tourism, space travel for the sake of travel.

Dennis Muilenburg

TravelSpaceThinkYouSeeGoing

I don't like to go out in general.

Courteney Cox

GoOutLikeGeneral

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