James Lee Burke Quotes
When you find the right people, you never let go. The people who count are the ones who are your friends in lean times. You have all the friends you want when things are going well.
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My favorite thing to do is to wind those guys up by hitting on their girlfriends. I say, 'I think your girlfriend's gorgeous, but it's all right, I'm gay.' They get very nervous after a few minutes!
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I think I've gotten more confident because the more you do it and the more shows you play, you just feel more confident. You feel more confident about everything.
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I'm not a power person. I like everyone to be on an equal footing.
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Sometimes I play cricket, and I play badminton.
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The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.
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I can go to a country song, go right into it and make it sound authentic. And I think that's because of my ear as an impressionist.
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There is always space for improvement, no matter how long you've been in the business.
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What is wrong with George Bush? What is his problem?
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When I give somebody something and see their face, it just makes me so happy.
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The Chinese are brought up to believe that you should be silent in class. The teacher speaks, and you just listen and absorb what they say.
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The power of the ballot we need in sheer defense, else what shall save us from a second slavery?
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You want to be smart. You don't want to put yourself in a position where you can't be there for the team when it comes down to the end.
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For 'Hidalgo,' I just spent as much time around horses as I could, which made sense.
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If you're writing a scene for a character with whom you disagree in every way, you still need to show how that character is absolutely justified in his or her own mind, or the scene will come across as being about the author's views rather than about the character's.
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Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.
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We have actually experienced in recent months a dramatic demonstration of an unprecedented intelligence failure, perhaps the most significant intelligence failure in the history of the United States.
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The laws of physics should allow us to arrange things molecule by molecule and even atom by atom, and at some point it was inevitable that we would develop a technology that would let us do this.
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We know what's in our Cheerios and in our retirement accounts because the law requires disclosure.
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You can't carve up the world. It's not a pie.
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Let's think about where things stood in December 2015. By that time, Republicans had already had such epic and long-standing struggles with young people that I'd written a whole book about it. Additionally, Republicans had already had a bruising start to their primary season.
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I really just wanted to be a writer, but people tell you, 'You should have a backup career,' so I thought, 'OK, I'll act.' That was the foolishness of my vision for my life - that my backup career would be completely undependable.
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I want to be able to touch people's heart through my music. I want to bring a smile on every face. In my own humble, small way, I want to touch lives.
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When the economy is still struggling, putting people back to work, finding ways to spur economic activity, ultimately can help to reduce the structural deficits and debts that countries experience.
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When you find the right people, you never let go. The people who count are the ones who are your friends in lean times. You have all the friends you want when things are going well.
