Ian Burden (Ian Charles Burden) Quotes
I’m curious about that myself! Obviously there’s more songs which I’ve been writing, and my approach is much the same. I’ll find out when I get back to it.
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I remember when I was growing up. My great wish was to understand who I was and how I fit in the world.
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In truth, opinion may be taken for understanding; understanding cannot be taken for opinion. How so? Surely because opinion may be deceived; understanding cannot be. If it could, it would not be understanding but opinion. For true understanding has not only certain truth, but the knowledge of truth.
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The more you are getting older, you lose a little something. Of course there is another advantage, because of your long experience you can use it.
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Therapists need to have a long experience in personal therapy to see what it's like to be on the other side of the couch and see what they find helpful or not helpful.
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There's no regrets for me.
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Anti-religious sneers are a hallmark of perpetual adolescents.
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Look, all you can do when you find your niche is go with it.
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One of the things I had to learn as a writer was to trust the act of writing. To put myself in the position of writing to find out what I was writing. I did that with 'World's Fair,' as with all of them. The inventions of the book come as discoveries.
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Fashion is killing women's body image of themselves.
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I don't think I will go for an arranged marriage, but I am not against arranged marriages.
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Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.
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High expectations are the key to everything.
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I think most music provides the same messages - whether it be 'I'm unhappy' or 'I love a girl.' I just liked the package of rap music.
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Hip-hop for me has always been hardcore and edgy.
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When you're an entertainer, it's hard not to compare yourself with the next person's success. But you have to trust your own journey and your strengths and believe in yourself. I think that's the best place to start.
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The problem with motor neurone disease is they don't know when it starts. People go into hospital having fallen but get wrapped up and sent away, unless they're seen by an incredibly astute doctor. It is only when several things begin to go wrong that it'll be diagnosed.
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Seville never had a rich chess tradition. Valencia is entirely different, it is enough to say that one of the city squares is named after me.
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As a comedian, you have everything working against you.
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Often when times are good and when the US is on good diplomatic terms with China, the Chinese are viewed as a bridge between the two countries.
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When you're on the road, you have to be louder and you have to communicate. That's really the bottom line.
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Usually, when I'm rappin', I'm creating a big story or a concept song that sounds like a movie to me.
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criticizing the Cambridge School of criticism, e.g. John Middleton Murry and Herbert Read, 'Fine Writing,' pp. 306-307
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Nothing teaches you as much about writing dialogue as listening to it.
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I’m curious about that myself! Obviously there’s more songs which I’ve been writing, and my approach is much the same. I’ll find out when I get back to it.
