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Joseph Brodsky Quotes

It would be enough for me to have the system of a jury of twelve versus the system of one judge as a basis for preferring the U.S. to the Soviet Union. I would prefer the country you can leave to the country you cannot.

Joseph Brodsky

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Me Judge Enough You Country Jury

We are going to make every effort to have a transparent administration.

Joao Lourenco

Effort Transparent Going Make Every

The merger mania which goes on and on and on is the sign of the disappearance of competition. As we deregulate, the mergers increase, which means there's less and less competition. At the national level, at the regional level, but also at the international level.

John Ralston Saul

Competition Level Sign Merger Means

One of the most startling events in my life was when my older son was about 16, and he blamed me for all the troubles of the world. So I, I felt like telling him, 'Oh no, I was just like you when I was your age; I wanted to change the world, too.'

Robert Fogel

Life Change Son Age Change The World

Working on a startup is a balancing act: being crazy enough to believe your idea can take off but not crazy enough to miss the signs when it's clearly not going to.

Mike Krieger

Crazy Believe Enough Signs Clearly

The hypocrisy of some is that we like to think of ourselves as sophisticated and evolved, but we're still also driven by primal urges like greed and power.

Michael Leunig

Power Think Greed Hypocrisy Driven

New Guinea was sort of a graveyard for planes.

Mitchell Zuckoff

New Guinea Sort Planes Graveyard

When a nation has just emerged from the throes of a great civil warfare, where section was arrayed against section, class against class, two things are to be done: First, the work of reconstruction is to be effected; Secondly, a willingness for the proper acceptance of the issue's decision is to be created.

Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II

Work Great Decision Acceptance Done

In light of the recent controversy surrounding foreign management of U.S. Ports, a thorough review of foreign management of U.S. airports needs to occur.

Jon Porter

Light Management Review Controversy

Hip-hop is supposed to uplift and create, to educate people on a larger level and to make a change.

Doug E. Fresh

Change People Create Hip-Hop Level

I've never turned down a fight in the UFC. Even when I was champ, I never turned down a fight.

Brock Lesnar

Fight Down Never Even UFC Champ

The president welcomes peaceful protests - it is a time-honored tradition. The president agrees violence is not the answer in Iraq, and that's why he hopes Saddam Hussein will disarm.

Ari Fleischer

Tradition Violence Peaceful Why Will

No one talked about the fact that in this year under the Obama administration you've seen the highest casualties in Afghanistan. And the fact that it took him almost 90 days to figure out what his strategy is going to be was absolutely appalling.

Allen West

Strategy Year You Afghanistan Out