David D. Burns Quotes
I had the fear of heights when I was young, along with many other fears and phobias, including the fear of dogs, bees, horses, and blood.
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The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting.
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That's what everybody calls me, 'Cheat Code,' because they just throw the ball up to me.
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If the conditions were right there could be great acceptance. Often it is only when they pose an economic or political threat that it turns really ugly.
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I always like to sing along to some depressing, angry Morrissey.
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I do constantly get to change the way I look, which is sort of an old-school idea of acting.
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If you really want something, it's nerve-racking, but at the same time, I try not to stress myself out about it too much because there are also so many arbitrary things that go into being cast for something - you know, like the color of your eyes, all these things that are kind of out of my control.
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I'm no good with chords. I'm horrible with chords.
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The child is pronounced pretty. I think it quite otherwise.
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We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.
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This is my ultimate fantasy: watching QVC with a credit card while making love and eating at the same time.
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When we have lost everything, including hope, life becomes a disgrace, and death a duty.
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The reason that last-ditch political maneuvering has become business as usual in Washington is that the actors involved are drunk on blame and are convinced that the voting public is, too. They count on outrage, thereby spreading numbness. They cherish the prospect of partisan fury, thereby inspiring nonpartisan disgust.
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What surprises me, what amazes me, is that it seems the military people were expecting to stumble on large quantities of gas, chemical weapons and biological weapons.
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I don't accept any money, free products, or anything else of value from the companies whose products I cover or from their public relations or advertising agencies.
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God only made one thing in this world that's perfect - and that's my boxing record.
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I actually think of being funny as an odd turn of mind, like a mild disability, some weird way of looking at the world that you can't get rid of.
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I think there's always room for more innovation and new things.
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I don't mind a gut. In fact, I would prefer a guy to have a gut than be too built.
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Buddy Rich is one of a kind; he's a genius, and that's all there is to it.
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For me writing is like breathing. I could not live without breathing and I could not live without writing.
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If organized religion has become less relevant, it's not because churches have held fast to their creedal beliefs - it's because they've held fast to their conventional structures, programs, roles and routines.
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I think what makes 'Jeopardy!' special is that, among all the quiz and game shows out there, ours tends to encourage learning.
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I had the fear of heights when I was young, along with many other fears and phobias, including the fear of dogs, bees, horses, and blood.
