Eric Burns Quotes
The most famous people in the world today don’t address the world’s most pressing needs. Rather, they distract us from them.They provide amusement, not sustenance.
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The Romantics were whipping boys of the New Criticism, but they appealed to me anyway. I was recalcitrant. It was clear to me that they had thought innovatively.
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I've done comedy most of my career, which I love, but I wanted to expand.
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Therefore, you are not training young people for the world of today and the world of tomorrow unless you are doing proven technology training. That is one of the reasons I'm so concerned.
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You do not need a therapist if you own a motorcycle, any kind of motorcycle!
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I went into acting as psychotherapy, and it's still a work in progress.
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As soon as I get home, all I want to eat is seafood.
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I may adopt. I love children and I do feel the need to take the legacy forward. I am open to it, but emotionally you have to be ready for it. Raising a child is really a huge responsibility. And I should have that time and emotional energy to give to child. How and when is a decision my mother and I will take a few years from now.
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My view is that while you do occasionally have differences you ought to have a process where you can sit down and talk about things. How else do you solve problems?
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Totalitarianism is feudalism in the twelfth century sense of the word.
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My style is very simple, but I love Reese Witherspoon, Kate Hudson and Kate Middleton.
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With these big superhero movies, everybody is so tight-lipped about everything, there's a certain amount of just going on faith.
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Well, surely, I am not in charge of South Africa.
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It's rare to find women who have that balance between work and life, who are really psyched for another woman's success.
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Because I think in order to get famous you have to be known for something. Like 'You're the romantic comedy girl' or 'You're the Oscar-winning whatever girl.'
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I feel good. I think everything went good.
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The United States is very good at understanding itself, and very bad at understanding others.
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With the Internet and social media being a huge part of today's culture, I think it's super important to promote staying smart online.
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To find a form that accommodates the mess, that is the task of the artist now.
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One day I can be ecstatically up, and the next, I can feel this real blankness, a deadness almost, which is scary.
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Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
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I am more connected to the world of the imagination, but you don't have to have polio to do that.
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As a historian, I have learned that, in fact, not everyone who reaches back into history can survive it. And it is not only reaching back that endangers us; sometimes history itself reaches inexorably forward for us with its shadowy claw.
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The most famous people in the world today don’t address the world’s most pressing needs. Rather, they distract us from them.They provide amusement, not sustenance.
