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 am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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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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The more research you do, the more at ease you are in the world you're writing about. It doesn't encumber you, it makes you free.
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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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We sat around and I fed them barbecue and whiskey. And pretty soon everyone started to compete with each other on the guitars. It seemed the more everyone drank and ate, the more everyone got into it.
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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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Once imbued with the idea of a mission, a great nation easily assumes that it has the means as well as the duty to do God's work.
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I guess I've always lived the glamorous life of a star. It 's nothing new - I used to spend down to the last dime.
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How easily a fathers tenderness is recalled, and how quickly a son's offenses vanish at the slightest word of repentance!
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There's a truth about public service that is often unspoken and rarely understood - that the role of our elected officials is about much more than balancing budgets and ensuring the delivery of essential services.
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I have always tried to live my life with enthusiasm and pleasure.
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I've been given that gift of working with Jack Nicholson and James Coburn and certain people who just out of nowhere break into stories - talking about working with Alfred Hitchcock or Kubrick. That's my real reward of my career.
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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.
