John Burnside Quotes
Thatcherite economic policy was most acutely felt in the coal industry, where tens of thousands of jobs were lost as pits were shut down.

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You don't always get to work as much as you like, because I'm waiting to find things that I care about. Sometimes that's frustrating.
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There are some parts of my life that are wonderful, and it's amazing to get to go to cool events and award shows and things like that, but I think the outside perception is that your life just changes overnight and you wear Dolce and Gabanna suits and drive a Mercedes. But life's just not like that.
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If you are unhealthy, start by making small changes to become healthier. You are unique, beautiful, and worthy.
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I don't really know why I care so much. I just have something inside me that tells me that there is a problem, and I have got to do something about it. I think that is what I would call the God in me.
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Experience by itself is not science.
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We're passing on something of ourselves to others. I feel that's what makes our life full of meaning. It's hard to have meaning in a closet, encapsulated by nothing. I think you really have to expand yourself and your life and do what you can for other people.
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When you try to predict future E.R.A.'s with past E.R.A.'s, you're making a mistake.
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If you're only going to give away 50 percent of your wealth... c'mon. I'm going to do much more than that.
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There's a great joy in my giving. It's thrilling. It's exhilarating. It's important to be a part of sharing. It is my love. It is my joy.
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Whenever I come across an Arabic word mired in English text, I am momentarily shocked out of the narrative.
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You cannot make peace with terrorists. The normal dividing lines between war and peace do not apply.
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You have to take over your town in order to take over your city.
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I don't want to be someone else.
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Contemplation and wisdom are highest achievements and man is not totally at home with them.
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My three husbands were afraid of me. I am a very powerful woman.
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The days of the painter at the Bauhaus appear to be truly over. They are estranged from the actual core of present activities, and their influence is more restricting than inspiring.
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I learned a tremendous amount about dialogue because I suffered as an actor.
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It's very hard to self-motivate without someone standing over you snarling, ready to hurl the chalk at your head at the slightest slackening.
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We want to develop a technology that's globally applicable, that's not customized for a specific city or a specific country. The only way to do that is to be able to test every day in a diversity of environments.
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I never was a caterer, but I did deliver pizzas.
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If you talk about Cabernet and Merlot-based value between $10 and $25, I will tell you that Bordeaux is the best value in the world.
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Democracy is not what we don't want. Democracy is what we do want. It is a set of affirmative values by which we can move forward. If we cannot insert our values into our vote, and our vote is simply against what we fear most, then we are a ship lost at sea.
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Thatcherite economic policy was most acutely felt in the coal industry, where tens of thousands of jobs were lost as pits were shut down.