David Antin Quotes

While I don't script and I don't use other performers, I think my taste for underlying precision gives me something in common with Allan and George Brecht.

David Antin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 1, 1932

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Young guys in this league don't understand urgency. These guys don't understand that you never know what the league brings, the times may bring. I think they do understand what it takes to win here, and they continue to learn that.

Jimmy Butler

WinThinkLearnYouKnowYoung

The still image continues to have a ton of strength. An image taken out of context from one fraction of a second to the next can tell a story, and if photographers are looking to tell a certain story, they can curate those slices of time to their advantage.

Jill Greenberg

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It is almost a definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain.

John Henry Newman

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It was always inevitable that if you get serious trouble in any family then everybody's inclined to look at the head of that family and see if they see any cause or reason to associate it with the head of the, head of the family, why it should be.

Max Hastings

FamilyYouLookTroubleSeriousWhy

If I buy something new - a piece of clothing, a tie, a shirt, a suit - something old has to go. That's the way I avoid clutter, crammed closets and drawers. It keeps things in balance, and it really works.

Matt Lauer

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We need to invest in a way that makes sure we've got the workforce we need in the future.

Jeanne Shaheen

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I can't sit around and wait for the telephone to ring.

Tony Curtis

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I used to think I was going to die wise, and now, the one wisdom I have is I know very little.

Mary Steenburgen

WisdomWiseThinkDieKnowNow

To its credit, hip-hop is my favorite genre, to this day, and it's hard not to be influenced by the culture and by the movement of it and by the soul of it.

Miguel

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Words are capable of making experience more vivid, and also of organizing it. They can scare us, and they can comfort us.

Jonathan Safran Foer

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Low turnout in off-year races is always a challenge for Democrats. Many of our voters require information and must be contacted way ahead of Election Day - and reminded of what's at stake.

Donna Brazile

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My dream role is Richard Pryor, no question about that. I'm a big Richard Pryor fan. I've always been intrigued about the darkness behind his comedy; that would always be a dream role for me.

Dorian Missick

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