W. H. Auden Quotes

No poet or novelist wishes he were the only one who ever lived, but most of them wish they were the only one alive, and quite a number fondly believe their wish has been granted.

W. H. Auden

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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Gas is by far and away the most important element of our energy policy.

Jim Ratcliffe

EnergyImportantPolicyAwayGas

When you stop thinking about something, the idea comes to you. It seems to work.

Jim Rash

WorkThinkingYouStopSomething

It really helps a comedian to be an outsider.

John Oliver

OutsiderComedianReallyHelps

I'm much more low-key than the characters I've played.

Matt LeBlanc

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I've always been a 'write first' artist: the drawings are always in service of the writing.

Jeffrey Brown

ServiceWritingArtistWriteFirst

My mother grew up strong. She was a charismatic leader among her peers, staging plays, organizing projects, raising money for charity; she was fiercely protective of her younger brother, with whom she shared a passion for jazz and rock and roll.

Anand Giridharadas

LeaderMotherPassionMoneyBrother

Not everybody is perfect, and I don't think we should be looking for perfect people.

Simon Cowell

PeopleLookingThinkPerfectShould

I think that the ability to export our abundant resources of LNG is good for us and quite honestly helps with the balance-of-trade issue. Japan would love to see LNG coming from its friend and closest ally, the United States.

Lisa Murkowski

LoveGoodFriendThinkAbilitySee

I love doing comedy. You don't get many good comedy scripts. They're rare. But, I do love playing comedy. Even in drama, I like to try to find the humor because I think it's very human.

Colm Meaney

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The concentration of wealth in the hands of the few threatens the ability of ordinary people to raise their voices and have a say over how our societies are run.

Winnie Byanyima

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Things are beautiful or ugly only in time and space. The new man's vision being liberated from these two factors, all is unified in one unique beauty.

Piet Mondrian

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Sometimes people think I'm wearing a wig when I'm not wearing a wig, and then sometimes they think I'm not wearing a wig when I am wearing a wig.

Nicolas Cage

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