David Antin Quotes

I reserve the right to tell shaggy dog stories or even common jokes as part of what I'm doing. I don't give a damn if half the audience walks out.

David Antin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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I wish I had known when I was in the White House what I know now about the Third World.

Jimmy Carter

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Every time an article is written about me or any of my contemporaries who's had the fortune and discipline to look good at a certain age, I am struck by the tone of astonishment, and the certainty that something is being done secretively to beat the devil.

Joan Collins

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What I always try to do is make the political personal.

Robert Greenwald

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I never did smoke that much pot; never was a big pothead.

Tommy Chong

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There's so much grey to every story - nothing is so black and white.

Lisa Ling

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I have been a long and strong supporter of civil rights in my whole career. I led the fight to get the voting rights act re-enacted. I have been a strong supporter of affirmative action. I believe in it strongly.

Dick Gephardt

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Fashion is one of the most intellectually vacuous industries. We had to manufacture desires to get people to buy our products. We were selling people countless things that they didn't need.

Douglas Tompkins

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I love glamour.

Debra Stephenson

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I don't think I could compare myself to Macaulay Culkin, because we're pretty much two different kinds of actors.

Brian Bonsall

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I consider myself a laborer, building my career brick over brick under the sun.

Shakira

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I'm obsessed with the 'Real Housewives ATL,' sorry about it. It's one of my favorite shows of all time.

Tituss Burgess

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I want to learn how to boil milk. I somehow manage to over-boil and waste it consistently.

Nimrat Kaur

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