Keith Gessen People who can’t speak Russian will be less susceptible to Russian propaganda. But they will also be less susceptible to the poetry of Joseph Brodsky. – Keith Gessen Brodsky Quotes Joseph Quotes People Quotes Poetry Quotes Propaganda Quotes Russian Quotes Speak Quotes Susceptible Quotes In the fall of 1963, in Leningrad, in what was then the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the young poet Dmitry Bobyshev stole the young poet Joseph Brodsky’s girlfriend. The imputation to Brodsky of Russian nationalist views is, of course, paradoxical and worth considering.
Linda Colley The argument that any income redistribution is tantamount to socialism, and that socialism has always been unAmerican, has helped legitimise keeping taxes on America’s very wealthy very low. – Linda Colley
Horatio Nelson No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the enemy. – Horatio Nelson
Chris Eubank Sr I tell my children, look at what your father did, you can do anything you want. – Chris Eubank Sr
Leslie Grossman I’ve done a million things involving fake blood. But when I see it on screen, it’s very hard for me. I feel like I’m just a little too sensitive. I get really scared and it stays with me, you know? – Leslie Grossman
Frank Deford To compare writing an article for ‘Sports Illustrated’ to doing a piece for ‘Real Sports’, the article, it was all me. You know, I’m out there by myself with my pad and pencil. ‘Real Sports,’ I’ve got a producer, an assistant producer, and cameramen. It’s an individual game versus a team game. – Frank Deford
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