John Burnside Quotes

All my life, I have been a celebrant of Halloween. For me, it is the most important day of the year, the turning point in the old pagan calendar.

John Burnside

Quotes to Explore

Shareholders need to have a real interest in the companies they own. Too many are simply too busy - they are asleep at the wheel.

Nathan Kirsh
- Real
- Need
- Busy
The first function of a book review should be, I believe, to give some idea of the contents and character of the book.

Walter Kaufmann
- Believe
- Character
- Book
When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability... To be alive is to be vulnerable.

Madeleine L'Engle
- Up
- Children
- Grow
Do I favor the death penalty? Theoretically, I do, but when you realize that there's a 4 percent error rate, you end up putting guilty people to death.

Gary Johnson
- People
- Up
- Death
I don't understand why there aren't more powerful female directors. I don't have the answers, but I hope that things may start to shift and that studios will employ more women to handle strong and interesting material.

Sam Taylor-Johnson
- Women
- Why
- May
Sometimes you have to be okay with what you are to the world, where you are in the world, and make the most of it.

Jack McBrayer
- World
- You
- Sometimes