Wislawa Szymborska Quotes

Poetic talent doesn't operate in a vacuum. There is a spirit of Polish poetry.

Wislawa Szymborska

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

TalentPoetrySpiritVacuumPoetic

At my first Golden Globes, I met people I was very much enamored by: Julianne Moore, Meryl Streep, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. It was surreal to see them in person.

Jesse Tyler Ferguson

PeoplePersonGoldenFirstSeeMuch

What shall befall me in the pursuance of this work, I refer to the disposal of Almighty God, whose glory is dearer to me, not only than my liberty, but than my life.

John Biddle

LifeWorkGodMeMy LifeLiberty

I think people are just intrigued with the supernatural. I mean, I know that I am. It's something that I find very interesting.

Jennifer Love Hewitt

I AmPeopleThinkInterestingFind

I'm not just a politician, I'm a guy who has a real deep, substantive, commitment to education.

Roy Romer

EducationCommitmentDeepRealGuy

I asked a man in prison once how he happened to be there and he said he had stolen a pair of shoes. I told him if he had stolen a railroad he would be a United States Senator.

Mary Harris Jones

ShoesManPrisonRailroadSaidHim

You can't trust people.

Miguel Cabrera

TrustPeopleYou

I'm an artist and that means I can be as egotistical as I want to be.

Lou Reed

ArtistI CanWantEgotisticalMeans

There's a lot of influences that I have from Detroit that are subliminal. I mean, I spent the first 10 years of my life there. My mom and dad were born and raised there, so a lot of that rubbed off on me. When I get angry, sometimes a Detroit accent comes out.

Lizzo

LifeAngryMeMomMy LifeBorn

As an actor, you want new challenges. U.S. TV can be very formulaic. So when something gets a reaction, as 'The Slap' has, that's great. The sense I get is that it's not about me or my performance. More than anything it's the subject matter that people are focused on.'

Jonathan LaPaglia

GreatPeopleMeChallengesYouNew

To lose a son under those circumstances - a violent death like my son went through, it just puts a burden on your heart.

Brian Jones

SonHeartDeathLoseBurdenThrough

A good general always makes you search for his weaknesses.

Woody Hayes

GoodSearchYouAlwaysWeaknesses

If you're writing a screenplay from scratch, it involves a lot of creation.

Philippe Falardeau

WritingYouCreationScratchLot

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