Wislawa Szymborska Quotes

After every war someone has to tidy up.

Wislawa Szymborska

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: polish
  • Birth: July 2, 1923 - February 1, 2012

Topics

WarSomeoneTidyUpEveryAfter

My biggest problem was to get the coaches to understand that I was a runner, and I wanted to prepare myself based upon the calisthenics I did and get myself ready. For example, I used my forearm when I ran the ball, so I didn't want to do pushups because I wanted my forearms to heal.

Jim Brown

MyselfProblemReadyWantUnderstand

Give us the luxuries of life, and we will dispense with its necessaries.

John Lothrop Motley

LifeWillUsGiveLuxuriesDispense

The evolution of sex is the hardest problem in evolutionary biology.

John Maynard Smith

ProblemBiologySexEvolution

Novelty is the great parent of pleasure.

Robert South

GreatParentPleasureNovelty

I sometimes skip meals when I travel.

Amy Smart

TravelSometimesMealsSkip

The script of 'Shogun' was so tight that you could not take a word out of a sentence, you could not take a sentence out of a scene, and you certainly couldn't take out a scene without putting ripples right through the back or the front of the overall story.

John Rhys-Davies

StoryYouBackRightWithoutOut

I've only paid lip service to a spiritual life.

Sting

LifeServiceSpiritualPaidOnly

I never envisioned being number one for five weeks, knocking Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men off the charts. That's the scariest thing and the greatest thing that ever happened to me.

Sir Mix-a-Lot

MenMeNeverGreatestOffHappened

You can't be satirical and not be offensive to somebody.

Tom Lehrer

YouOffensiveSomebodySatirical

The first thing I remember feeling about the 2016 U.S. election was a kind of speechlessness.

Michelle Dean

RememberFeelingElectionKindFirst

To be able to research directly from firefighters makes all the difference in the world in the authenticity of a performance.

Miranda Rae Mayo

ResearchWorldPerformanceDifference

No matter how long what I'm doing here lasts, I want to be a songwriter for the rest of my life. I love it and it's my escape.

Miley Cyrus

LifeLoveRestMy LifeDoingLong

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