Olive Ann Burns Quotes
Life is like pouring water into a Coca- Cola bottle; if you're the least bit scared you can't do it
Quotes to Explore
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I've been quite fascinated by the relative insignificance of human existence, the shortness of life. We might as well be a letter in a word in a sentence on a page in a book in a library in a city in one country in this enormous universe! And that kind of fear and insignificance has kept me awake at night.
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The Constitution remains brilliant in its overall design and sound with respect to the Bill of Rights and the separation of powers. But there are numerous archaic provisions that inhibit constructive change and adaptation. These constitutional bits affect the daily life of the republic and every citizen in it.
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Black glutinous rice works in both savoury and sweet dishes. It's a popular pudding rice in south-east Asia, where you'll often come across it cooked with water, coconut milk and a pandan leaf.
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Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.
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I met in the street a very poor young man who was in love. His hat was old, his coat worn, his cloak was out at the elbows, the water passed through his shoes, - and the stars through his soul.
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All the breaks you need in life wait within your imagination, Imagination is the workshop of your mind, capable of turning mind energy into accomplishment and wealth.
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I'm still in the Dixie Chicks; we haven't broken up... I love the Dixie Chicks; it's the most fun I've ever had in my life. It was like winning the lottery.
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I never worked in an office in my life.
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We are seeing healing among the stolen generations, and initiatives which are enabling Indigenous people to make their distinctive contribution to our national life.
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You must learn to take life less seriously and to laugh.
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I basically have my life today as a result of what I did as a child. What did I miss out on? Yeah, I missed not hanging out at shopping malls, I guess, but that is not a big deal because you don't get a medal for that.
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It was just this interesting, my first, the first time you hear your child in any way criticise you. It's the worst review of your life and it's really relieving to find out that they don't know what they're saying.
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You must go after your wish. As soon as you start to pursue a dream, your life wakes up and everything has meaning.
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Of all liars the most arrogant are biographers: those who would have us believe, having surveyed a few boxes full of letters, diaries, bank statements and photographs, that they can play at the recording angel and tell the whole truth about another human life.
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Life is a travelling to the edge of knowledge, then a leap taken.
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Most seem to think that while a person may not be responsible for the opportunities he gets in life, each is entirely responsible for what he makes of these opportunities.
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I'd really like to be in closer contact with life. I'm a little too distant, I guess. I like to place myself outside.
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My favorite book in life is 'A Wrinkle In Time,' which I read before high school. It was my first introduction into the meeting of science and spirit and the universe and big thoughts and all of those interesting New Age-y concepts. It made everything make sense to me and opened up my mind.
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I can't imagine a more loyal employee to have than somebody who's laid their life on the line for their country.
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Another time I cracked two of the vertebrae in my back and broke a rib.
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I'm not Josh Brolin or Ryan Gosling. They're more noir than I.
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It's not worth the bother of killing yourself, since you always kill yourself too late.
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I dance. A lot. I work grief and sadness out of my body when I dance, and I bring in joy and rhythm.
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Life is like pouring water into a Coca- Cola bottle; if you're the least bit scared you can't do it
