David Burnett Quotes
I love New York, but am happy to be away from it. I really like small towns, with welcoming barbecue restaurants.
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Men move through a much different process before commitment than women do.
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Most people are really dedicated to doing good things.
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Whither goest thou, America, in thy shiny car in the night?
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I play some fighting games, but mostly I just play sports.
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I sort of fall apart in terms of stamina after about 25 minutes!
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During the Cold War, the U.S. instituted a policy of sending money to governments in poor countries to buy their political loyalty. While studies show that sending aid to foreign governments creates allegiance, it does not lead to economic progress.
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I am fortunate to have only worn one shirt in my career. It is something that is fundamental to me. It is something I have always wanted: to be one of these few who wear only one shirt - a fan and a player of the same team.
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This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.
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It will work. I am a marketing genius.
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When I'm making an American film, it's more safe because there are so many people on the set to watch me. Whatever I do, they say, 'What are you doing!? Tell me first!' There are so many restrictions.
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Neither fairness nor justice, neither reality nor humanity can be simulated or manipulated by wires or remote controls.
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If there's something decent going in television, the mediums now are kind of equal. Television has become much higher quality.
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With a lot of contemporary musicals, the songs are like a calling card: the action stops for them.
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Alzheimer's is a disease for which there is no effective treatment whatsoever. To be clear, there is no pharmaceutical agent, no magic pill that a doctor can prescribe that will have any significant effect on the progressive downhill course of this disease.
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Forget reparations - we need to rescue aspects of black culture abandoned even by black folks, whether it is the blues or home cookin' or broader forms of not just survival but triumph.
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When scrutiny is lacking, tyranny, corruption and man's baser qualities have a better chance of entering into the public business of any government.
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I went to a very academically competitive high school. So I was always quite studious and quiet, just to keep up with the other geniuses who were in my school.
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Someday I will get married, and I should be able to watch my films with my children, mother-in-law, and father-in-law.
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It's very normal - when you're not used to the world of the high wire, it's very normal to be simply terrified. The reason I'm not is because I've done it for so many years.
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I first came to London as a musician, and when my group broke up, I did 'Guys and Dolls' at the Watford Palace theatre. After that, Ned Sherrin found me and brought me to the West End to do one of his shows. The work went from strength to strength, so I thought: 'This is where the world wants me; I'll stay.'
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I turned the Gloucester Christmas lights on and our local Newent lights on, so everyone recognises me now. It is a completely different life for me.
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Occasionally I volunteer in the kitchen of a pop-up supper club in L.A., which I really love. It's like being a line cook in a great restaurant for one night at a time.
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I love New York, but am happy to be away from it. I really like small towns, with welcoming barbecue restaurants.
