Ken Burns Quotes

Like a layer on a pearl, you can't specifically identify the irritant, the moment of the irritant, but at the end of the day, you know you have a pearl.

Ken Burns

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I was shy. I was painfully shy, until fifth grade when I transferred to another school and befriended the class clown. And one day he was sick and I kinda stepped in for the class clown and I said, 'Wow, this is exciting, I'm a little bit nervous.'

Nathan Fillion
- School
- Day
- Sick
Novels are the Socratic dialogues of our time. Practical wisdom fled from school wisdom into this liberal form.

Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
- Time
- School
- Wisdom
I don't take fancy vacations. I buy all my jewelry at Claire's. I can't remember the last time I went out to a fancy dinner. My family lives in a modest two-bedroom apartment, and my kids share a bedroom. But I do have one extravagant vice: shoes.

Nancy Lublin
- Time
- Family
- Kids
My dad was a good athlete. My mom had longevity. There were some athletic genes that certainly got passed down.

Hale Irwin
- Good
- Dad
- Mom
As a young child, I was never a crier. I never cried to get my way, or even when I was in pain.

Dan O'Brien
- Pain
- Child
- Young
The P2P marketplace extends into other markets where individuals are monetizing underutilized assets. Lodging is one example. Instead of finding a hotel room, in the sharing economy you can rent a spare room from a local resident.

Sam Graves
- Economy
- Finding
- Sharing