Allen Tate Quotes

There is probably nothing wrong with art for art's sake if we take the phrase seriously, and not take it to mean the kind of poetry written in England forty years ago.

Allen Tate

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 19, 1899 - February 9, 1979

Topics

ArtPoetryWrongKindSeriously

As a journalist, a big part of what you do is search for drama and conflict. And a lot of the backstory with 'Billions' is grounded in my journalistic background.

Andrew Ross Sorkin

ConflictSearchYouDramaBigPart

I wish my grandmother and grandfather were still alive, because they were able to keep me grounded.

John Mellencamp

MeWishAliveGrandfatherI Wish

There are times when a sports figure doesn't deserve sympathy.

Stephen Rodrick

SportsSympathyDeserveFigureTimes

Spotify was one of the first services that actually focuses on the consumer because they don't have to spend hundreds of dollars a year on music.

Troy Carter

MusicYearFirstBecauseConsumer

Getting married isn't going to make your relationship better. It's just a ceremony.

Rob Lowe

RelationshipBetterGetting Married

I mostly eat healthy. I just do. I'm not a vegan for health reasons - although obviously I'm 20 pounds lighter than when I started. I stayed 20 pounds lighter. I feel better. My friends say I look better. All that's true. But I'm a vegan for compassionate reasons.

Russell Simmons

HealthBetterFeelFriendsLookSay

I always thought it'd be fun to go to a sci-fi convention, watch a bunch of Klingons walking around, all of that kind of stuff.

Michael Welch

FunThoughtWalkingGoKindAlways

Yeah, my friends call me Mike, Michael or just my last name.

Michael Phelps

MeNameFriendsCallLastJust

Without Deborah Harry, there's no Madonna; there's no Lady Gaga and beyond. There was something that she did that was very new and powerful in pop, and she was responsible for a change in the way the world acted.

Luke Davies

ChangeWorldLadyPowerfulNewWay

There's a bunch of different flavours of funny. It's all about the execution of it.

Jason Bateman

FunnyExecutionDifferentAbout

I have modes, mental modes that I get in, and when I'm on the road, I focus very much on doing the work. On playing the show, on being good every night. And part of me just gets switched off. The part that's very private and very personal and very intimate. That especially, that part of me gets shut off.

Jason Isbell

WorkGoodFocusMeNightRoad

Well, yes, I've fired a lot of people. Generally I like other people to fire, because it's always a lousy task. But I have fired many people.

Donald Trump

FirePeopleAlwaysTaskYesFired

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