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W. H. Auden Quotes

It's a sad fact about our culture that a poet can earn much more money writing or talking about his art than he can by practicing it.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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Sad Art Culture Money Writing More

Having been an actor in Hollywood for a certain amount of time, I always felt a pressure to be sort of a neutral person. 'Don't do anything to your hair. Don't tell them your age. Don't tell them you're gay. Don't tell them anything that could limit you, specify you as a person.' I always hated that, actually moved out of L.A. because of that.

John Cameron Mitchell

Age Time Hair Pressure You Gay

The thing I'm most proud of is that I've raised a lot of money for certain charities - breast cancer and the Caldecott Foundation and the NSPCC. But as far as my self-esteem is concerned, doing 'The Graduate' for 11 months was fantastic.

Money Proud Foundation Doing Cancer

But a true diva has dismissed that drama. A true diva's heart is open, and she's ready to play by her own rules - rules that are gentle and kind.

Heart Rules Ready Drama Play True

The two are not mutually exclusive, but we think we can have wealth without good ideas and without values and without a clear vision. Wealth without vision is insanity.

Good Vision Ideas Think Values Two

Supposedly I haven't changed.

Changed Supposedly

I don't know if likeable, pleasant characters have enough conflict for me to want to do them. I admire those people, but I've never been that kind of screen presence who can do nothing. I need to do something.

Michael Douglas

People Me Conflict Enough Know Kind

In an ideal world, we would be able to just swap characters' genders around because I don't ever wake up in the morning and think to myself, 'Oh I am such a woman today,' because that is just so ridiculous.

Morning Today Myself Woman I Am Up

I do think non-linearly. So I think that comes off as nervousness or anxiety in a person.

Michaela Watkins

Think Anxiety Person Off I Think

I am a free man.

Man I Am Free Am Free Man

When the Haiti earthquake happened, I registered with UNICEF to set up an account, and posted to Twitter for people to donate to it. In a matter of a couple of hours, $30,000 had been donated. That, to me, was eye-opening.

People Me Matter Up Haiti Been

I was very chatty and talkative and always getting sent out of class for talking too much and not paying attention, passing notes.

Talking Attention Too Much Class Out

I think the saddest thing in the world will be for people who face their death and realize they never lived. That won't be me.

Death People Me World Face Think

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