The commercialization of dubstep isn't something I'm part of.
James Blake
Recitation: by Male by Female
The Vietnam War and the Iraq war, in different ways, both made me feel like I could not not address them. I'm very doubtful about the usefulness of poetry to do that.
Robert Hass
WarPoetryMeFeelVietnam WarMade
For thousands of years, men have written history, so it seems to me that most of what we've read is from the male point of view.
Stacy Schiff
HistoryMenMeViewPoint Of View
It really was my brother who got me involved in swimming. I wanted to be just like him and do everything he was doing.
Summer Sanders
BrotherMeSwimmingDoingEverything
Mostly, I straddle reality and the imagination. My reality needs imagination like a bulb needs a socket. My imagination needs reality like a blind man needs a cane.
Tom Waits
ImaginationManBlindRealityLike
Long Island is shaped the way it is largely because of Robert Moses. Long Island is a perfect example of how political power shapes people's lives every day.
Robert Caro
PowerDayPeoplePoliticalPerfect
There's a lot of freedom in having nothing. You don't have responsibility. You have nobody to answer to. But I'd rather deal without the poverty.
Ron Cooper
FreedomResponsibilityPovertyYou
To become a Secret Service agent, applicants must pass a polygraph exam. But after being hired, agents are never required to undergo regular lie detector testing again.
Ronald Kessler
ServiceLieBecomeNeverSecret
Some magazines are run from the top down, where the editor-in-chief decides what every article is going to be and who's going to write them, and then they're doled out. My idea is to do it the opposite way, to do it from the bottom up.
Ruth Reichl
DownRunWayWriteTopOut
I own nothing of value at all. I spend money on experiences.
Miranda Hart
MoneyValueNothingExperiencesOwn
I grew up in a musical environment. My parents played music and had it playing on the radio. They brought me to a concert at the age of 5, the same age I started violin lessons.
Joshua Bell
MusicAgeParentsMeEnvironmentUp
I wanted to be a lead singer in a band. I can't sing. I'm almost tone deaf. I still play. Next life, rock'n'roll for sure.
Jorja Fox
LifePlayDeafBandLeadSinger
Growing up as a high jumper, I said if I could ever jump 2.40, I'd be pretty satisfied with my career. It's definitely a barrier for high jumpers.
Derek Drouin
Growing UpCareerJumpGrowingSaid
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