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Joseph Brodsky Quotes

The real biographies of poets are like those of birds, almost identical - their data are in the way they sound. A poet's biography lies in his twists of language, in his meters, rhymes, and metaphors.

Joseph Brodsky

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Birds Language Data Way Sound Real

I'm very bad at delegating writing responsibilities, because I've never been able to do it; I've never had any help or looked for any help.

Michael Hirst

Writing Help Bad Never Because Been

As one of four daughters, I grew up with an imaginary brother - wondering what it would have been like if one of us had been a boy. There's no question that there was a phantom boy child in my imagination when I was young.

Siri Hustvedt

Imagination Child Brother Young Boy

I usually say something if I hear someone I know saying something I think is racist with malicious intent.

Ronny Chieng

Saying Think Someone Know Say Hear

I hope everybody will go back to the negotiating table. I've always said this is the only way forward.

Mohamed ElBaradei

Hope Forward Back Table Go Said

When you're making the film, you don't really think the audience; it's only when you start editing that you really start to became aware of your audience because you're thinking of how you communicate these ideas, and how lucid can you be, and yet stay within the language you've established.

Jonathan Glazer

Ideas Start Think Thinking Language

You meet people, and you're like, 'I don't know how I feel about you,' and someone does something surprising that changes your mind. We're interesting creatures; we're nuanced, complicated and layered, and we make all sorts of choices.

Clare-Hope Ashitey

People Mind Choices Interesting You

Buddhas move freely through birth and death, appearing and disappearing at will.

Bodhidharma

Death Will Birth Through Move

If there was any show I could guest star on, I would want to guest star on 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars' because I am such a nerd and I love that show. If there was ever an opportunity to be on that, I would snatch it up.

Atticus Shaffer

Love Opportunity I Am Want Up Star

Core strengthening is key to everything. It's not just about the way I look, but about stabilizing my body so I can perform better on stage.

Paul Stanley

Key Better Body Look I Can Way

American media has just become talk radio, incredibly partisan name-calling and op-eds.

Shane Smith

American Media Become Talk Radio

I think we just knew that we had a movie when Rachel walked in the room.

Ryan Gosling

Think Room Just Knew I Think Movie

I didn't have any idea what politics was like. I was surprised at how difficult it is to get something done. In the private world, if I have an idea, I just do it.

Markwayne Mullin

Politics World Done Difficult Get