James Lee Burke Quotes
We decry violence all the time in this country, but look at our history. We were born in a violent revolution, and we've been in wars ever since. We're not a pacific people.
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If a superhero knocks over a building, and there are 5,000 people in the building that we can presume are now dead, does it matter? Because they're not people we know. But if one dog we like gets run over by a car, it's the worst thing we've ever seen. I totally understand where that visceral reaction comes from. I have that same reaction.
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I like talking one-on-one to everyone. I find it really sort of cathartic and interesting to hear people's opinions.
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My favorite book is 'Go Away Big Green Monster.' I wrote it for my granddaughter Adrian, who was in the third grade at the time.
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I am an American, not by accident of birth but by choice. I voted with my feet and became an American because I love this country and think it is exceptional.
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I'm very passionate about the use of sports in young people's lives to build self-esteem and self-discipline and self-confidence. It's been a big thing for me.
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If you believe that the killing of innocent people is right, then you are not part of my future.
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I am a man who is noble. I have a good heart, but at the same time, I'm a little malicioso. There's no way of hiding that side.
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I pick up on other people's discomfort.
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I love it when people travel to see one of my works, and I always make time to meet and talk with them.
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I don't believe in just ordering people to do things. You have to sort of grab an oar and row with them.
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There are people who think I am Israeli. That's rubbish.
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I believe that life is short, and there is too much time wasted bearing grudges, and I like to move on.
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Events are the best teacher for us. You try to learn from people, there is always some bend to it.
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Personally, I know how challenging it can be to find free time in today's uber-busy, espresso-chugging world to tend to our spirits, to nourish our souls.
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Most marriages don't add two people together. They subtract one from the other.
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My upbringing made me think that real legitimate music is written, not heard.
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Some mischievous people always there. Last several thousand years, always there. In future, also.
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I don't know what will happen to me without you. Only you. Only you love me. Out of everyone in the world.
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Let peace, descending from her native heaven, bid her olives spring amidst the joyful nations; and plenty, in league with commerce, scatter blessings from her copious hand!
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I guess I do prefer a ball cap. I have performed without a cap, mostly at funerals and weddings.
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We can easily get our lives out of balance.
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Yeah, I know, some people are against drunk driving, and I call those people 'the cops.' But you know, sometimes, you've just got no choice; those kids gotta get to school!
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We decry violence all the time in this country, but look at our history. We were born in a violent revolution, and we've been in wars ever since. We're not a pacific people.
