W. H. Auden Quotes

Like everything which is not the involuntary result of fleeting emotion but the creation of time and will, any marriage, happy or unhappy, is infinitely more interesting than any romance, however passionate.

W. H. Auden

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: February 21, 1907 - September 29, 1973

Topics

MarriageTimeHappyUnhappyResult

Even good opinions are worth very little unless we hold them in the broad, intelligent, and spacious way.

John Morley

GoodOpinionsWorthIntelligentWay

If the president is allowed to suspend constitutional rights on his own personal whims, our free republic has effectively ceased to exist.

Steve Stockman

FreePersonalPresidentRightsOwn

But I'm not looking forward to trying to strike out a lot of guys.

Roger Clemens

Looking ForwardLookingForwardOut

If people want to compare me to Danny DeVito, that's the biggest gift there is. I think Danny DeVito is fantastic.

Robin Lord Taylor

PeopleMeGiftThinkWantFantastic

I never misrepresent my position - you've got to be strong enough to make the argument and marshal the case.

Louis Theroux

Be StrongStrongEnoughYouArgument

I've learned a lot from the investigations and the trial. It's all my fault.

Jay Y. Lee

FaultTrialLearnedLot

Desserts are last, but don't let them be least.

Johnny Iuzzini

LastDessertsLeastThem

I thought I sang - it's OK - it's so hard to sing! Singing - I had no idea. I'd get fatigued at the end of a phrase - the amount of respect I have for singers!

Bradley Cooper

RespectSingingThoughtEndHard

You need three or five hands to play Ligeti.

Alfred Brendel

HandsYouPlayThreeNeedFive

I didn't really buy LPs or go to concerts.

Philip Seymour Hoffman

GoBuyConcertsReally

He who is hated by all can not expect to live long.

Pierre Corneille

LiveLongExpectWhoHatedHe

To some extent, we've always had an admiration for extroversion in our culture. But the extrovert ideal really came to play at the turn of the 20th century when we had the rise of big business.

Susan Cain

BusinessCultureRisePlayTurnBig

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