Iosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky Quotes & Sayings

Thou art moist and soft clay; thou must instantly be shaped by the glowing wheel.
[Lat., Udum et molle lutum es: nunc, nunc properandus et acri
Fingendus sine fine rota.] — Aulus Persius Flaccus

I don't ever go on the Internet. I don't even know how it works. — Beverly Cleary

All the old great companies were run by guys who knew what an animator meant, and guys who knew how to draw. All the companies today are run by executives. — Ralph Bakshi

Well, hey, you don't have anything to worry about then, do you? — Donna Tartt

God forbid you be an ugly girl, 'course too pretty is also your doom, 'cause everyone harbors a secret hatred for the prettiest girl in the room — Ani DiFranco

There's a certain - there's a different pressure with playing in a Ryder Cup. You know, you're not just playing for yourself. You're playing for your teammates. You're playing for your country. — Rory McIlroy

The bliss even of a moment still is bliss. — Joanna Baillie

I saw a cavalry captain buy vegetable soup on horseback. He carried the whole mess home in his helmet. — Aristophanes

Look at the way I look. Guys like me aren't on TV too often. Not on news channels. — George Stroumboulopoulos

The worst calamities that befall an army arise from hesitation — Sun Tzu