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Robert Graves Quotes

Never use the word 'audience.' The very idea of a public, unless the poet is writing for money, seems wrong to me. Poets don't have an 'audience'. They're talking to a single person all the time.

Robert Graves

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: irish
Birth: July 24, 1895 - December 7, 1985

Topics

Time Money Me Writing Talking Wrong

People have been to jail when they're innocent. I knew I would never miss a single ball on a snooker table on purpose and, until then, I was sure the evidence would support me.

John Higgins

Purpose Support People Me Table

Either one lives 'for' politics or one lives 'off' politics.

Max Weber

Politics Off Either Lives

Acting helped me as I was growing up. It helped me learn about myself, helped me travel, helped me understand life, express myself, all those wonderful things. So I'm very, very grateful; it's a fun job. It's a luxury.

Angelina Jolie

Life Myself Grateful Job Travel Fun

I've pretty much been portrayed as every style thing you can be. After Wimbledon you are Andy Everyman, who everybody is rooting for. I think the meat and potatoes of who I am hasn't been covered yet.

Andy Roddick

Style I Am Think You Meat Potatoes

I'm hoping to have a huge future in voice-overs. For years, people have said, 'I recognized your voice before I recognized your face!'

Jean Smart

Future People Voice Face Said Years

From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.

Socrates

Hate Deepest Come Desires Often

Grafted onto street clothes and removed from the field of play, jerseys don't even flatter men in their physical prime. Witness any baseball player wearing a uniform top over dress shirt and slacks at a press conference podium.

Steve Rushin

Men Baseball Dress Clothes Play Top

There have been some gains made in terms of more equality for women in the workplace and in the way the legal system deals with issues of violence against women.

Tracy Chapman

Women Equality Legal Violence Way

Film is a truly magical medium.

Tom Savini

Magical Film Medium Truly

I don't care for people who are given peerages who have paid for them. I think it happens, and I don't like that.

Ruth Rendell

People Think Care Paid Like Happens

I can sleep anywhere from eight hours to 12 hours - but then I can also go on no sleep.

Molly Sims

Sleep I Can Go Anywhere Hours Eight

Acting is what happens on the way.

Mira Sorvino

Acting Way Happens