John Burnside Quotes
'The Gardener' is more than a marvellous collection of images by a master photographer.
Quotes to Explore
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If I were to continue to work in an established mode, it stands to reason the work would be limited by this - that it would never surpass the prior work in quality.
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I don't have anyone's number; I just Facebook them.
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What is important is to believe in something so strongly that you're never discouraged.
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I always knew I was destined for greatness.
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The past is but the past of a beginning.
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It was one of those perfect English autumnal days which occur more frequently in memory than in life.
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Societies should be judged by how they treat the weakest among them.
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I want, through my roles, to express the parts in the hearts of Chinese women that they feel unable to let out.
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The word 'spinster' tells you everything you need to know about our attitude of women who choose not to marry.
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As far as developing a career as an actress, I think it's a fine balance between trying to just work, and also be true to yourself.
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I'm a Christian, but I don't believe in religion or anything like that.
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People often ask how I got interested in the brain; my rhetorical answer is: 'How can anyone NOT be interested in it?' Everything you call 'human nature' and consciousness arises from it.
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I trust people too much, and the other tragedy is I can't say no.
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When people talk about South Africa, it's all about lions and elephants. But when we talk about India, we talk about tigers.
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People have to do what they want to do.
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My father was from the South and turned me into a news junkie at a very early age. I would sit and watch TV with him.
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Some of the most common pitfalls I see occur when authors don't check their privilege. Billions are living in a personal apocalypse right this second, so a little research and empathy can go a long way toward developing a convincing world.
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I'm not one for going out on the town on Friday night, as I've never been a big drinker, so I like getting the rubbish jobs out of the way so we can enjoy our free time.
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I'm an organizational fanatic. I created a locker room that the children pass through when they come in the house. Each child has a personal locker, and every day when they arrive home from school, they dump their stuff there-backpacks, shoes, soccer uniforms. I organize them by season.
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I hear from many a man around Halloween that's dressed up as Mama for Halloween. It's a great costume.
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I wouldn't change myself at all. Being transgender makes me who I am: a strong person, a confident person. Being transgender gives me my personality.
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I've had my nose in a book my whole life. I never thought it would be useful, but it is now. What's really nice is that I don't have a photographic memory, so words get blurred, thoughts get mixed up, and they come out as something new.
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'The Gardener' is more than a marvellous collection of images by a master photographer.
