I see little hope for a peaceful world until men are excluded from the realm of foreign policy altogether and all decisions concerning international relations are reserved for women, preferably married ones.
W.H. Auden
Peace, Gender Roles, Foreign Policy, Women, Social Commentary
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“The element of craftsmanship in poetry is obscured by the fact that all men are taught to speak and most to read and write, while very few men are taught to draw or paint or write music.” W.H. Auden
Poetry, Craftsmanship, Education, Artistic Skills, Perception
W.H. Auden Poetry, Craftsmanship, Education, Artistic Skills, Perception“A professor is a man who tells you how to solve problems which would never have arisen if you had not met him.” W.H. Auden
Education, Academia, Irony, Problem-solving, Intellectual Criticism
W.H. Auden Education, Academia, Irony, Problem-solving, Intellectual Criticism“Few can remember clearly when innocence came to a sudden end, the moment at which we ask for the first time: Am I loved?” W.H. Auden
Innocence, Love, Self-doubt, Childhood, Pivotal Moments
W.H. Auden Innocence, Love, Self-doubt, Childhood, Pivotal Moments“To discover how to be human now is the reason we follow this star.” W.H. Auden
Humanity, Self-discovery, Purpose, Aspiration, Navigation
W.H. Auden Humanity, Self-discovery, Purpose, Aspiration, Navigation“You will be a poet because you will always be humiliated.” W.H. Auden
Poetry, Humiliation, Creativity, Suffering, Artistic Identity
W.H. Auden Poetry, Humiliation, Creativity, Suffering, Artistic Identity“There are not many English novels which deserve to be called great: Parade's End is one of them.” W.H. Auden
Literature, Greatness, English Novels, Criticism, Praise
W.H. Auden Literature, Greatness, English Novels, Criticism, Praise“Oh, how I wish that Orwell were still alive, so that I could read his comments on contemporary events!” W.H. Auden
Literary Admiration, Commentary, Relevance, Contemporary Issues, Nostalgia
W.H. Auden Literary Admiration, Commentary, Relevance, Contemporary Issues, Nostalgia“The true men of action in our time, those who transform the world, are not the politicians and statesmen, but the scientists.” W.H. Auden
Science, Progress, Politics, Action, Societal Change
W.H. Auden Science, Progress, Politics, Action, Societal Change“A man has his distinctive personal scent which his wife, his children and his dog can recognize. A crowd has a generalized stink. The public is odorless.” W.H. Auden
Individuality, Crowds, Perception, Human Senses, Social Commentary
W.H. Auden Individuality, Crowds, Perception, Human Senses, Social Commentary“In any first-class work of art, you can find passages that in themselves are extremely boring, but try to cut them out, as they are in an abridged edition, and you lose the life of the work. Don't think that art that is alive can remain on the same level of interest throughout – and the same is true of life.” W.H. Auden
Art, Boredom, Wholeness, Life, Artistic Integrity
W.H. Auden Art, Boredom, Wholeness, Life, Artistic Integrity“No person can be a great leader unless he takes genuine joy in the successes of those under him.” W.H. Auden
Leadership, Joy, Success, Empowerment, Selflessness
W.H. Auden Leadership, Joy, Success, Empowerment, Selflessness“Recipe for the upbringing of a poet: 'As much neurosis as the child can bear.” W.H. Auden
Poetry, Childhood, Neurosis, Creativity, Upbringing
W.H. Auden Poetry, Childhood, Neurosis, Creativity, Upbringing“You know there are no secrets in America. It's quite different in England, where people think of a secret as a shared relation between two people.” W.H. Auden
Cultural Differences, Secrets, Privacy, America, England
W.H. Auden Cultural Differences, Secrets, Privacy, America, England“All I have is a voice.” W.H. Auden
Identity, Self-expression, Simplicity, Artistic Essence, Communication
W.H. Auden Identity, Self-expression, Simplicity, Artistic Essence, Communication“A god who is both self-sufficient and content to remain so could not interest us enough to raise the question of his existence.” W.H. Auden
Theology, Divine Nature, Human Interest, Existence, Philosophical Inquiry
W.H. Auden Theology, Divine Nature, Human Interest, Existence, Philosophical Inquiry“I'm always amazed at the American practice of allowing one party to a homosexual act to remain passive – it's so undemocratic. Sex must be mutual.” W.H. Auden
Sexuality, Mutuality, American Culture, Democracy, Relationships
W.H. Auden Sexuality, Mutuality, American Culture, Democracy, Relationships“When I am in the company of scientists, I feel like a shabby curate who has strayed by mistake into a drawing room full of dukes.” W.H. Auden
Insecurity, Social Status, Science, Clergy, Self-deprecation
W.H. Auden Insecurity, Social Status, Science, Clergy, Self-deprecation“All pity is self-pity.” W.H. Auden
Pity, Self-centeredness, Empathy, Human Nature, Psychological Insight
W.H. Auden Pity, Self-centeredness, Empathy, Human Nature, Psychological Insight