More Quotes by Yevgeny Yevtushenko
Be equal to your talent, not your age. At times let the gap between them be embarrassing.
Life is a rainbow which also includes black.
One day posterity will remember these strange times, when ordinary common honesty was called courage.
In general, in poetry and literature, I am among those people who believe that too much is indispensable.
Translation is like a woman. If it is beautiful, it is not faithful. If it is faithful, it is most certainly not beautiful.
There is no need to fear the strong. All one needs is to know the method of overcoming them. There is a special jujitsu for every strong man.
Ever since then I have known that if all the values in this world are more or less questionable, the most important thing in life is kindness.
Those who are used to a cage will weep for a cage.
In Russia all tyrants believe poets to be their worst enemies.
Unfortunately justice is the train that's nearly always late.
