John Burnside Quotes
The way I mainly use the Internet is keeping in touch with poets that live far away. My main interest is contemporary American poets and some Spanish language poets, and I keep in touch with their work through either their websites or email.
Quotes to Explore
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Whatever our creed, we stand with admiration before the sublime character of Jesus.
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Like everything which is not the involuntary result of fleeting emotion but the creation of time and will, any marriage, happy or unhappy, is infinitely more interesting than any romance, however passionate.
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I loved history because to me, history was like watching a movie.
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My life has been forged by middle class values: faith, hard work, deep respect for America and all that she stands for.
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Growing up as a kid my father was British and a soccer player. His idol was a guy that passed the ball a lot, Stanley Matthews. Our family thought if you could be unselfish your teammates would always like you.
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I've been very active all my life. I was a combat instructor in the Israeli Army.
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It's tough to be 68 and dating. I've given it up now.
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Service to others seems the only intelligent choice for the use of wealth.
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I'm still learning my craft.
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The men and women of my generation are heirs to that great collective success which has been admired worldwide and of which we are so proud. It is now up to us to pass it on to the coming generations.
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I can't exactly say why there's not much protest music to speak off. And I know there are acts out there still putting a message in their music.
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I've still got that little freedom part of me that wants to have a car that looks really sexy.
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I used to run away from school to my village. But later, I went to the U.S. for studies and lost touch.
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All my fiction starts from a feeling of unique perception, the pressure of a secret, a story that needs to be told.
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Actually, I bought one share of Warren Buffett's stock, probably 35 years ago, in order to read his letters.
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The war against terrorism is a war against those who engage in torture.
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The emotive power of hummus all over the Middle East cannot be overstated, being the focus of some serious tribal rivalries.
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A lot of movies are made to make us dream.
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All of his saves have come in relief appearances.
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I placed my new novel, 'The Book of Lost Fragrances', in Paris, knowing it would be a challenge. But the book belonged in the city that is one of the greatest perfume capitals of the world and has been since for more than three centuries.
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I find the question of whether gender differences are biologically determined or socially constructed to be deeply disturbing.
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I have never found in a human being loyalty that is comparable to a dog's loyalty.
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Wandering creates the desert.
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The way I mainly use the Internet is keeping in touch with poets that live far away. My main interest is contemporary American poets and some Spanish language poets, and I keep in touch with their work through either their websites or email.
