"One way or another, all the poets of the thirties and forties reacted to Auden, either by rejecting him or trying to absorb him."

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Clive James

#Poetry Quotes #Trying Quotes #Literature Quotes

“I do keep pre-occupied.”
“I definitely enjoy liturgical work and choral work from the 15th century and 16th century, but I play in churches with a bit of trepidation, and it's not something I enjoy because there are all these problems. It's an implication that you're part of the theological apparatus, like for atheists or something, and I don't like that. I like playing with the form, inhabiting the tropes of religious music without that promise of angels at the end. It can be awkward, you know?”
“The financial benefits of prefabrication have never been as large as its advocates predicted, for although some labor costs can be reduced by machine manufacturing, on-site assembly of any building still depends to some extent on the handwork of skilled craftsmen.”
“Money can't buy you happiness but it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery.”
“There is a growing awareness among brands that in order to participate in conversations that are taking place across social networks, they must join these discussions on the basis of something that is meaningful to their customers.”
“And historically the owners have used loyalty to a team or a city to hold players as opposed to always paying their worth.”
“I am not a natural singer, but I can sing, and probably the way I sing is more imitative than from myself, which is why I am never going to be an amazing recording artist.”

Source : "O Brother Who Art Thou? A Q&A With Actor/Writer/Director Tim Blake Nelson". Interview with Jonathan Valania, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 03, 2013.
“My goal and my career is definitely not to be famous. That's a really horrible goal, just to be famous for the sake of having fame.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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