Joseph Brodsky Explains Perfectly How to Deal With Critics and Detractors in Your Life
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Joseph Brodsky Explains Perfectly How to Deal With Critics and Detractors in Your Life
Poet and writer Joseph Brodsky on how to deal with the critics, detractors, and negative influences in your life:
“Try not to pay attention to those who will try to make life miserable for you. There will be a lot of those — in the official capacity as well as the self-appointed. Suffer them if you can’t escape them, but once you have steered clear ... See more
“Try not to pay attention to those who will try to make life miserable for you. There will be a lot of those — in the official capacity as well as the self-appointed. Suffer them if you can’t escape them, but once you have steered clear ... See more
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Do what’s personal... See more
Do what’s personal... See more