John Burnside Quotes
Clearly, any well-kept garden will be a source of pleasure in the summer months; in the bleak urban midwinter, however, there are few activities more likely to energise the spirit than a botanical walk.
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I've read quite a few readers' reviews of my book on Amazon, saying, 'Ah, he criticises the free market, he advocates central planning.' I don't do that for a minute! But this is our black and white, dichotomous way of thinking - which has really been harmful.
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Every morning I wake up and thank God.
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I certainly keep my eye on Washington all the time because often life is stranger than fiction.
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As long as there is cash, and the economy is running, all is well. But as a bank, we'll have to test, experiment, try a hundred different things. A few may work, a few may fail, but we have to experiment and try.
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Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates.
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Producing all my own songs and refusing to go to the hot producer. That's the biggest risk I've taken so far.
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I still have my original social security card signed when I was 13.
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I have been, and will remain, outspoken in my insistence that Israel has a right to live in peace and security.
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I work on words, mostly, toward them being poetry or short stories, and then some of those become songs. They all find their place in the world, but they all start off in the same place. I'm always painting and drawing as well, and it's an ongoing creative assignment.
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Some people think electronic music is cold, but I think that has more to do with the people listening than the actual music itself.
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I'm a capitalist. I believe that people take risk, and there are rewards if they do well; they should lose if they don't.
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As a youngster, when I started writing and stuff, I did actually write more from other people's perspectives. When I hit 18 and something happened to me that hurt me, I discovered that writing the truth is really therapeutic and amazing.
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Univision's close-to-50-year relationship with Hispanics makes us one of the leading media brands in this country and the gateway to connect with this consumer.
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There weren't really any visible men in my family when I was growing up, but of course there have been men in my life, wonderful men.
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Change is not only likely, it's inevitable.
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When you're editing, you're putting it together in a way that makes sense metaphysically. You're not inventing it, but you're finding the story that's there. You're making a play that's eventually going to go on stage and present itself to an audience. You want to show what happened, not exactly what you have evidence of happening.
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As the Cold War melts into history, our first concern should be the preservation and extension of human rights and democracy.
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Lots of male friendships begin as a cheeky snog. Or a little undercurrent of flirtation.
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When I go to a concert, I can't help but feel happy and everything else just goes away. I hope everyone feels that way at my concerts.
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A great day in New York would be to wake up, get a cup of coffee and head up to Central Park for a nice walk. Then I'd go down to the East Village and stroll around. After that, maybe I'd go check out a museum or catch an indie film at the Angelika.
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“Distressed sighs!” Robert protested. “Not once did I stoop to distressed sighs! I might have emitted a manly huff of oppression.
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Temptation has been here ever since the Garden of Eden.
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Everything that belonged to her husband made her weep again: his tasseled slippers, his pajamas under the pillow, the space of his absence in the dressing table mirror, his own odor on her skin. A vague thought made her shudder: "The people one loves should take all their things with them when they die.
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Clearly, any well-kept garden will be a source of pleasure in the summer months; in the bleak urban midwinter, however, there are few activities more likely to energise the spirit than a botanical walk.
