More Quotes by Yevgeny Yevtushenko
Only when the sense of the pain of others begins does man begin
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.
When truth is replaced by silence,the silence is a lie.
A poet's autobiography is his poetry. Anything else can only be a footnote.
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.
No people are uninteresting. Their fate is like the chronicles of planets. Nothing in them is not particular, and planet is dissimilar from planet.
Be equal to your talent, not your age. At times let the gap between them be embarrassing.
In general, in poetry and literature, I am among those people who believe that too much is indispensable.
In Russia all tyrants believe poets to be their worst enemies.
