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John Burdett Quotes

Expecting to be wrong about most things most of the time brings, finally, the kind of humility that leads to peace. I think.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: british
Birth: July 24, 1951

Topics

Time Peace Humility Think Wrong

Marriage should be a duet - when one sings, the other claps.

Marriage Other Duet Should Sings

I've been saying in the press that being a NY Post investigator reporter is an oxymoron.

Saying Being Post Been Reporter NY

I would love to do some crazy action or even a real romantic comedy. I think that would be really exciting.

Love Romantic Crazy Action Think

The fact that I tour religiously in the spring, religiously in the fall, and do 125 shows - you can set your watch to that. And you could have set your watch to that in 2000 or 1999, and you can set your watch to it in 2012.

Spring You Fall Watch Your Tour

I love getting into people's brains and understanding the creative impetus for something.

Love Creative People Understanding

A chance, as a coach, to take a team to the World Cup finals is probably as high up the tree as it gets, certainly with one-day cricket.

Tree Team Cricket World Chance High

In the movies, I loved Errol Flynn whether he was playing a soldier or a pirate. I dug pirates. In fact, my first exposure to live performances was when my paternal grandfather took me to a D'Oyly Carte performance of 'The Pirates of Penzance' which impresario Sol Hurok imported from London. I loved every minute of it.

Live Me Performance Loved Movies

I think that the day a justice forgets that each decision comes at a cost to someone, then I think you start losing your humanity.

Sonia Sotomayor

Justice Decision Day Losing Start

For one, thing, the media are dominated by the irreligious. So are universities.

Media One Thing Universities Thing

It's not that hard to eat well if you're willing to put a little more time into it, a little more thoughtfulness into it and, yes, a little bit more money.

Time Money You More Hard Eat

I'm just going to try to stay employed. That's the tough part in this business.

Business Tough Try Stay Going Just

I've had maybe 20 jobs, big and small, and I've never hated any of them. At the same time, the moment the learning curve flattened, I was out of there.

Douglas Coupland

Learning Time Moment Small Never

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