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William Empson Quotes

Law makes long spokes of the short stakes of men.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: english
Birth: September 27, 1906 - April 15, 1984

Topics

Men Law Short Long Stakes Makes

Essentially, wines are fermented grape juice, so I'm trying to make the point that the wine world is about scores and marketing and kind of creating a scarce resource where they don't really exist.

World Wine Trying Marketing Creating

The Rolling Stones are much more accomplished than Jefferson Airplane, who are more like tribal people. That is, they present something which exists: The music and the hippie.

Jean-Luc Godard

Music People Airplane Present More

Better to take smart risks and focus on winning because, if you don't, your competition will!

Focus Competition Smart Risks Better

We have to keep this new coalition of Trump voters engaged. And they represent Democrats, more independents, and people who hadn't voted for a long time because they lost their faith in government.

Faith Time Government People Long

I've never really been satisfied with a book. I always want it to be better.

Book Better Want Never Always Been

The American press has the blues. Too many authorities have assured it that its days are numbered, too many good newspapers are in ruins.

Good American Blues Days Ruins Many

Some of the worst things that have happened in my career, like things getting leaked, have actually been what's best for me, because people knew when I was on that show that I was really growing up.

Best People Me Growing Up Career Up

The British press has been unfair to me and the public has followed.

Me Unfair British Been Press Public

I don't think it's fair to pinpoint Asia in terms of piracy. It's a worldwide problem. With 'The Expendables 3,' piracy extended everywhere, and over 10 percent of it was in the United States. So I don't want to put my hands over my eyes. It's a shame there is no DVD business in a lot of Asia, certainly China and India.

Business Eyes Think Problem Hands

I never met Johnny Cash personally, but I feel like I did because I listened to so much of his music, and even though he's gone, it's still there: you can go pull a vinyl record out and hear his personal thoughts and his voice and feel connected to him.

Music Thoughts Voice Feel You Go

To us, the ashes of our ancestors are sacred and their resting place is hallowed ground.

Place Resting Ancestors Ground Ashes

I'm not a polemicist; I had no business writing a polemic.

Business Writing Had Polemic

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