Joseph Brodsky Quotes

In terms of freedom, America doesn't invite any comparison to Russia. It would be silly to make one. Every line that I care to write, I can have printed. There is no point to even talk about degrees.

Joseph Brodsky

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

FreedomCareAmericaSillyI Can

I remember when John Lasseter called me back in the late 1990s to personally invite me to come be the voice of Barbie in 'Toy Story 2.'

Jodi Benson

MeVoiceStoryRememberBackLate

Americans just don't understand dry wit.

John Oliver

UnderstandWitDryJust

New York is a fascinating city. I think it's a very inspiring city, but it's overpowering when you get older. It tires me now. But it's wonderful for young people - very inspiring and full of surprises and full of ideas.

Max von Sydow

New YorkPeopleCityMeIdeasThink

I was born five days before D-Day in 1944. My father was a mechanical engineer, which was a reserved occupation, so he didn't have to enlist. My mother was a housewife. She worked in a bank before marrying my father.

Robert Powell

FatherMotherBornSheBankDays

I was fortunate to be raised by loving grandparents.

Ronnie Milsap

LovingGrandparentsFortunateRaised

Liberals sit from this lofty perch of pomposity, but they are the champions of ignorance. They don't know what they're talking about.

Rush Limbaugh

IgnoranceTalkingChampionsKnowSit

For the hair, a few French hairpins and a tortoiseshell clip will dress up any bun!

Mary Helen Bowers

DressHairWillUpFrenchFew

A great thing is happening on cable TV. You see characters change in stories over years, like in Tolstoy. That's a whole, thrilling new form that I really enjoy. They are Tolstoy-an in their endless character development and narrative changes... a show like 'Breaking Bad' is astonishing.

Mike Nichols

ChangeCharacterGreatEnjoyYou

I'm Hispanic - don't mess around with my coffee. Leave my beans alone.

Liz Torres

AloneCoffeeHispanicMessLeave

I'm surrounded by the beach, so I love to fish and to dive and to swim. I walk a lot, and I bike around. I hang out at the beach, really, and muck around.

Lorde

LoveBeachWalkBikeFishDive

If the reader doesn't care or relate to the characters, all that visual spectacle is pretty but feels empty.

Cliff Chiang

CareEmptyPrettyVisualRelate

A lot of scouts said I was not capable to play short. Every team that came to me, they wanted me to play third, and I wanted to show everybody that they were wrong.

Asdrubal Cabrera

MeTeamShortWrongPlaySaid

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