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Joseph Brodsky Quotes

To put it mildly, nothing can be turned and worn inside out with greater ease than one's notion of social justice, public conscience, a better future, etc.

Joseph Brodsky

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: american
Birth: May 24, 1940 - January 28, 1996

Topics

Future Justice Better Social Justice

The critic is a man who prefers the indolence of opinion to the trials of action.

John Mason Brown

Man Opinion Action Trials Critic

If I'm seeing a three-hour foreign film, I don't want to watch it in a bed.

John Waters

Seeing Bed Want Watch Film Foreign

As costs mount, in lives and dollars, it is natural to second guess, but one lesson I hope we have learned is that the U.S. cannot go it alone in a policy that leaves American troops taking all the risk and American taxpayers paying all of the costs.

John Spratt

Hope Alone American Lesson Go Risk

My emotions are usually my weakness, but they are my strength while acting.

Amruta Khanvilkar

Strength Weakness Acting Emotions

The ancient Greeks noticed that a man with arms and legs extended described a circle, with his navel as the center.

Stephen Gardiner

Man Circle Legs Center Ancient Arms

There's something depressing about a young couple helplessly in love. Their state is so perfect, it must be doomed. They project such qualities on their lover that only disappointment can follow.

Roger Ebert

Love Disappointment Perfect Young

I think I've become more aware of aging in the last couple of years because of friends dying of cancer or friends' parents dying and myself - I'm still healthy, but I'm aging, and that's something that I think about more, even though I shouldn't be too concerned.

Jose Gonzalez

Myself Aging Parents Think Friends

I don't tend to go out that much.

Dominic Monaghan

Go Out Much Tend

Narrative becomes the way you make sense of chaos. That's how you focus the world. It's the only reason you should ever try this writing job.

Dennis Lehane

Focus Job Chaos Writing World You

How one deals with the death of a loved one is a highly personalized affair. Some people weep for days; others take a hike in the woods or count rosary beads.

Douglas Brinkley

Death People Woods Loved Some People

I strongly believe that you can't win in the marketplace unless you win first in the workplace. If you don't have a winning culture inside, it's hard to compete in the very tough world outside.

Douglas Conant

Culture Win Winning World Believe

Learn your instrument. Be honest. Don't do anything phony. There is so much crap floating around. There is plenty of room for a bit of honest writing.

Christine McVie

Writing Learn Floating Room Anything