Joseph Brodsky Quotes

The more one reads poetry, the less tolerant one becomes of any sort of verbosity, be that in political or philosophical discourse, be that in history, social studies or the art of fiction.

Joseph Brodsky

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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When I criticize Joseph Beuys or Francis Bacon, nobody calls those opinions anti-male. Putting female artists or their subject matter off-limits is itself sexist and limiting.

Jerry Saltz

OpinionsNobodyMatterBaconArtists

A lot of people fall in love because you're sharing your body with someone. And sometimes you get it twisted, and you think that that's real love.

Jessica White

LovePeopleThinkSomeoneYouBody

I'm singing these songs to inspire you, to keep you going, to lift you up and give you a reason to get up in the morning.

Mavis Staples

MorningSingingInspireYouLiftUp

I don't have much patience with sick people.

Maura Tierney

PatiencePeopleSickMuch

I would make far more money if every song were my own, but I don't write to fill up the album with my songs.

Anita Baker

MoneySongMy OwnMoreWriteOwn

I want to reach the people. This music is the people's music. It's music for your brain, for your heart, for your soul. That is what we always go to achieve. Soul united.

Stephen Marley

MusicHeartSoulPeopleBrainReach

When two people meet, and it's the right combination, it does ground you suddenly.

Sophie Hunter

PeopleYouMeetRightTwo People

Education is the silver bullet to improve this Nation's standing worldwide... and our teachers know that.

Solomon Ortiz

EducationKnowSilverTeachersOur

You always notice a facelift on a woman. It's a tightness around the ears, and the scar is usually inside the ears. If I suspect it's been done, I usually move around until I can see it. But with a man, it actually pulls your beard and your sideburns back, and that's what's so strange.

Tom Ford

WomanManBeardYouBackI Can

Early on, I started realizing the power of hip hop as a fan. I remember taping DJ Red Alert and DJ Marley Marl on the radio. I recorded their shows to hear my favorite artists and songs at that time. I realized then that hip hop culture could move the world, because it was moving me.

Rob Stone

PowerTimeCultureRedMovingWorld

Why would any parent want their kid on their health-care plan when they are 26? Parents want their kids to grow up and take care of themselves. A 26-year-old is an adult.

Michele Bachmann

ParentsCareGrowTake CarePlan

I'm not that politically educated.

Johnny Flynn

EducatedPolitically

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