James Broughton Quotes

Today the U.S. is farther from being nourished by poetry than it was a hundred years ago, when books of poems were best-sellers.

James Broughton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: director
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 10, 1913 - May 17, 1999

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You can't manage by memo. You can't stand up there and just send out edicts. I think you just gotta really personalize your relationships.

Tony La Russa

Stand UpThinkStandYouOutUp

Positive defaults protect you from yourself - and that helps you to make decisions in the moment that are better for your long-term interests.

Tom Rath

PositiveMomentYourselfBetterYou

Nobody got where they are today by living for tomorrow.

Tom Wilson

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Being a parent does not give you an excuse for bad manners.

Rosalind Wiseman

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I really do prioritise humour in people. It's a sign of intelligence. One of the most important things I heard that moulded me was Derek and Clive. That sense of release when I heard them for the first time, crying and laughing, was akin to seeing Sonic Youth for the first time.

Roisin Murphy

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This band has a weight to it. Our songs feel important to play... That was missing in my life without Sleater-Kinney.

Janet Weiss

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As for the herbal cigarettes, for the most part I don't smoke as much as the guys do. I'm usually just strutting around a bit more so I don't actually have to be inhaling it. I'm lucky because I do have scenes where the cigarettes work beautifully to punctuate certain things I'm saying.

Christina Hendricks

WorkSayingSmokeLuckyMoreThings

If somebody judges me, then they're not my people, and that's all right.

Constance Wu

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Brazilian music has many of the ingredients that I strive for in my own music: Strong melodies and a disciplined but intense rhythmic concept, and interesting harmonies.

Chuck Mangione

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If you go back to the minors, you have to start swinging and hitting the ball again. I've been in the minors since the '70s semipros, let's put it that way.

Tiny Tim

StartYouBackGoWaySwinging

Tony Blair is a brilliant politician. Unfortunately, his legacy is entwined with George W. Bush because of Iraq.

Noel Gallagher

LegacyBrilliantBecausePolitician

What I look for in a role is a woman who is important - not on the sidelines, not arm candy: women who do important things.

Kylie Bunbury

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