Burnie Burns Quotes

We didn't join YouTube until late 2008 because when we first looked at it, honestly, I viewed them as a competitor. But then it grew to the point where if you wanted to be part of the conversation, you had to be on YouTube.

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• For me, whenever I would see a lot of 'black films,' I didn't feel represented in it. I didn't feel connected to the characters or the situations or the humor.

  

  Zoe Kravitz
  • Black
  • Feel
  • Humor

• When I was young, about 18 or 19, I read all the Dostoyevsky novels, which made me want to go to St. Petersburg. So I went, and I was so inspired.

  

  Tadashi Shoji
  • Want
  • Me
  • Inspired

• The most annoying and full-of-crap thing a writer says is, 'I write only for myself, I don't care if anyone reads it.' A writer without a reader doesn't exist.

  

  Harlan Coben
  • Myself
  • Care
  • Writer

• Once you realize just the sort of glut of books that exists out there, it does become incumbent on you not to add to it unless you have a damn good reason.

  

  Walter Kirn
  • Good
  • You
  • Realize

• So if I get these actors for 30% of their price by coming in so late with an offer when they know they are not getting another offer then I do it this way.

  

  Uwe Boll
  • Know
  • Price
  • Late

• As long I still have a breath left in me I will dedicate myself fully to China's reform.

  

  Wen Jiabao
  • Breath
  • Reform
  • Fully

• The public is even more pessimistic about the economy than even the most bearish economists are.

  

  Nate Silver
  • Economy
  • More
  • Economists

• I don't feel I can speak with authority for many other people.

  

  V. S. Naipaul
  • People
  • Feel
  • Speak

• I always have a lot of things going on because some things take years to make and others take five minutes. I like that there's always something going on. Working doesn't have such a momentous feel - like it's all or nothing.

  

  Urs Fischer
  • Always
  • Years
  • Working

• We should expand health savings accounts so people can save in a tax-advantaged way for more routine healthcare needs.

  

  Ted Cruz
  • People
  • Health
  • Health care

• I live for my daughter. Every decision I make is about her and for her. It's great. She's perfect.

  

  Gareth Gates
  • Perfect
  • Decision
  • Daughter

• I have lots of concerns at working with Russia going against ISIS until we have agreements in terms of what Russia's behavior is going to be.

  

  Jack Keane
  • Working
  • Behavior
  • Russia

• And sure th' Eternal Master foundHis single talent well employ'd.

  

  Samuel Johnson
  • Single

• We're all capable if we have faith and passion.

  

  Yiannis Chryssomallis
  • Faith
  • Passion

• Not a shred of evidence supports the existence of matriarchy anywhere in the world at any time. ... The matriarchy hypothesis, revived by American feminism, continues to flourish outside the university

  

  Camille Paglia
  • Time
  • World
  • American

• 'While the United States has been busy creating lawyers, we have been busier creating engineers.' '

  

  Akio Morita

• Our most fundamental social need, it turns out, to my amazement, is love. Now, I'm not a hippie-dippie whatever. If you look at the literature, our most fundamental need for children is an environment of maximum love, and that they can be hugged, kissed, and loved. That's what humanises us and allows us to realise our whole dimension.

  

  David Suzuki
  • Children
  • Environment
  • Literature

• I still have a dream of one day - I would love to hire a semi-retired contractor and just build a house - him and I building a house for me. I would truly love to do that.

  

  Christopher Meloni
  • House
  • Dream

• One of the silly ones, in my opinion, is the automatic (penalty) for flipping the puck inadvertently up in the stands. We all know, and so do the officials, when it's intentional, so call the intentional ones.

  

  Pat Quinn
  • Up
  • Opinion
  • Silly

• People forget that writers start off being readers. We all love it when we find a terrific read, and we want to let people know about it.

  

  Karin Slaughter
  • People
  • Know
  • Read

• When you consider all the stars I have managed, mere submarines make me smile.

  

  Charles Frohman
  • Smile

• All things were together, infinite both in number and in smallness; for the small too was infinite.

  

  Anaxagoras
  • Together
  • Small

• I've had people accuse me of being too tough of a grader. But my job is to paint reality versus telling people what they want to hear.

  

  Steve Burke
  • Job
  • Reality
  • Telling

• We didn't join YouTube until late 2008 because when we first looked at it, honestly, I viewed them as a competitor. But then it grew to the point where if you wanted to be part of the conversation, you had to be on YouTube.

  

  Burnie Burns