Ken Burns Quotes
You know, you meet some people, and do a lot of interviews, and you come across a Buck O'Neill and you know you are going to know him for the rest of your life. The same thing happened with Curt Flood.Ken Burns
Quotes to Explore
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I've got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.
Larry Bird -
Minimalism now is a reaction to what came before. It's absolutely of its time. Music moved into the set theory thing, and moved out of it.
Harrison Birtwistle -
I grew up being a dancer, so I was always doing some sort of dance number, like the Tornado in 'The Wiz.'
Yvonne Strahovski -
I love speaking at schools. That's always my favorite because I wish I'd had someone who was like me come speak at my school.
Halima Aden -
You can't create a monster, then whine when it stomps on a few buildings.
Yeardley Smith -
I am aware of the sufferings of women in India, which is also the suffering of women in many, many countries on our planet. My heart is filled with empathy and love for them.
Yoko Ono
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A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion.
Mahatma Gandhi -
In the South, we drink the Bible with our mother's milk.
Karin Slaughter -
Money is not everything. We don't need billions and trillions of dollars.
Yoko Ono -
As awful as crime can be, it's what happens afterward - the struggling to get out of bed, to put one foot in front of the other - that alters people.
Karin Slaughter -
When I first met my wife, I really just settled down quite a bit and I started living a much cleaner lifestyle. I was able to concentrate on things that I neglected in the past a little more and I was spending a lot more time at home than I normally would.
Randy Houser -
I can't say I follow it, but I've watched 'Downton Abbey' a couple of times and loved it.
Forest Whitaker
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I don't want to be a poster child for cancer.
Patrick Swayze -
As long as you get your education and you stay focused, you can do anything.
Fat Joe -
I love horse racing, I play golf, and I love travelling.
Ian Rush -
I'm determined not to start dressing like I'm 45 years old now that I'm a mum.
Abbey Clancy -
About 13-14 years ago, I went back to my alma mater, Fairfax High School, and ran into the music teacher. She invited me to come speak to the kids about the viability of a music career. When I went into the room where I used to play every day in a big orchestra, they had nothing!
Flea Jane's Addiction -
For me, it was a revelation. There, was revealed a completely different Anne to the child that I had lost. I had no idea of the depths of her thoughts and feelings.
Otto Frank
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You never heard of a comedy team that didn't fight, did you?
Bud Abbott -
I don't like the idea of 'I've played nine years, I've made some All-Star teams, I make the most money. I've got to be a leader.' That doesn't make you a leader. Treating people the right way is more important.
Matt Holliday -
The perfect ham and cheese sandwich is all about focusing on quality ingredients and about simple techniques. You start with great bread, a well-cured ham and a sharp local cheese, and the rest is easy. A little butter in a pan and a little patience - in the end you'll have a sandwich that is at once comforting and delicious.
Daniel Humm -
Brooklyn's good. Brooklyn's funky. Brooklyn's happening.
Waris Dirie -
Hygiene is important. That's one of my failings. So I'm always being called on that.
Dan Aykroyd -
You know, you meet some people, and do a lot of interviews, and you come across a Buck O'Neill and you know you are going to know him for the rest of your life. The same thing happened with Curt Flood.
Ken Burns