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Joseph Brodsky Quotes

Reduced... to a crude formula, the Russian tragedy is precisely the tragedy of a society in which literature turned out to be the prerogative of the minority.

Joseph Brodsky

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Society Literature Tragedy Out Which

Soul development depends on attachment and bonding. Every brain and body is genetically wired to develop itself, but the full soul development of brain and body depends on each child receiving the care of between two and five completely bonded caregivers.

Michael Gurian

Soul Child Brain Care Body Two

To my mind, 'Dear Brutus' stands halfway between Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' and Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's 'Into the Woods'. Like them, it is a play about enchantment and disillusion, dreams and reality.

Michael Dirda

Dreams Mind Night Woods Reality

I'm no wizard, and I don't like being thought of in that light at all. I think of a wizard as being some sort of magician or something, doing something on the sly or something, and I don't want to be thought of in that way.

John Wooden

Light Think Thought Doing Want Way

I've jokingly said that everything I'm doing now is filling up the hours before I die, but I do feel that slightly. I have no religious beliefs so this is the ride. This is it. So I'm just like anyone, I suppose, trying to fill out the days in the most interesting way possible.

Stephen Merchant

Ride Feel Interesting Die Doing Way

One of the great things about the space program is it's super well-documented.

Stephanie Savage

Great Space Great Things Things

Our country was founded on protest. Otherwise, we would still be a colony of England.

Stan Van Gundy

Country Protest Would Still Our

What I'm saying is individuals have better ideas if they're connected to rich, diverse networks of other individuals. If you put yourself in an environment with lots of different perspectives, you yourself are going to have better, sharper, more original ideas. It's not that the network is smart.

Steven Johnson

Yourself Smart Ideas Saying Better

Back when I first came up with the Twins as a second baseman, Billy worked with me on my fielding, on playing the game, on being heads-up, hustling, always doing my best, not alibiing. And when he was the Twins' manager, I enjoyed playing for him.

Rod Carew

Best Me Game Doing Back Manager

I take statements that portray untrue statements about me seriously.

DeRay Mckesson

Me Seriously Take About Untrue

When I first came out about my breast cancer, I didn't want to talk about it, but I had to, because young women were getting it, and people weren't understanding that.

Christina Applegate

Women People Understanding Young Out

I listen to the same things that a lot of my fans do, and I grew up in much the same way they're growing up.

Brad Paisley

Growing Up Growing Way Listen Fans

When your wife calls, you have to take it, no matter what you're doing.

Ashton Kutcher

Wife Doing You Matter Take Your