The real history of consciousness starts with one's first lie. Joseph Brodsky consciousnesshistorylie Change image and share on social
Every individual ought to know at least one poet from cover to cover: if not as a guide through the world, then as a yardstick for the language. Joseph Brodsky coverguideindividual Change image and share on social
Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family. Joseph Brodsky cherishconnectionfamily Change image and share on social
I do not believe in political movements. I believe in personal movement, that movement of the soul when a man who looks at himself is so ashamed that he tries to make some sort of change - within himself, not on the outside. Joseph Brodsky ashamedchangemake share on social
Life - the way it really is - is a battle not between Bad and Good but between Bad and Worse. Joseph Brodsky badbadlybattle Change image and share on social
Snobbery? But it's only a form of despair. Joseph Brodsky despairformsnobbery Change image and share on social
A language is a more ancient and inevitable thing than any state. Joseph Brodsky ancientinevitablelanguage Change image and share on social
Who included me among the ranks of the human race? Joseph Brodsky humanincluderace Change image and share on social
What I like about cities is that everything is king size, the beauty and the ugliness. Joseph Brodsky beautycityking Change image and share on social
This is the generation whose first cry of life was the Hungarian uprising. Joseph Brodsky crygenerationhungarian Change image and share on social
