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John Burns Quotes

The Thames is liquid history.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: activist
Nationality: english
Birth: October 20, 1858 - January 24, 1943

Topics

History Liquid Thames

I am a gentleman. My natural inclination is to be on my best behavior.

Best I Am Gentleman Behavior Natural

It is distressing to me that we live in an age in which we still must fight to protect our civil rights as Americans, in which a hate crime perpetrated against someone based their sexual orientation can go unpunished, and in which discrimination is being written into our laws.

Live Age Hate Fight Me Someone

The trouble that they see me in is a part of my life that I'm working on.

Life Me My Life Trouble See Working

Canada is a country of ingredients without a cuisine; we're a country with musicians without an indigenous instrument; Toronto's a city that doesn't even have a dish named after it.

City Musicians Country Canada Even

If there's one thing I've written that could survive into posterity, I'd want that to be the poetry.

Poetry Survive Want Posterity Thing

Men are slower to recognize blessings than misfortunes.

Men Blessings Misfortunes Recognize

The skill set that I think we have as actors is so cool because they train you in ways that you never thought you'd be trained. And that's skills that they can't take back. So as you go further in your career, you can dump all these skills into things.

Cool Think Thought You Back Career

I think one of the reasons musicians keep doing what they do and writers keep doing what they do, is that we're totally unsuited for anything else. And I for one am much too lazy.

Think Musicians Doing Lazy Anything

On our early demos, I was really frustrated with my recorded sound. I'd tell my dad, 'Dude, I want more 'cut' on my guitar - I want more treble.' And he'd say, 'Now, son, you don't want that. It'll hurt your ears.' But my dad just didn't understand.

Dimebag Darrell

Son Hurt Guitar You Early Want

Imagination is a pretty powerful thing, and when you're in the moment and you're riding a train and you're asked to look scared, I don't know, it just kind of works out. And in those moments where you're actually doing some of the stunts, then it's not so hard at all, because there's an actual fear there.

Fear Moment Imagination You Powerful

I always thought when I hit 50 years old that'd be it for the travel. I don't have to tell you - you wait at an airport, your flight's delayed, get on a 14-hour flight, get off, get stuck in traffic, you get to the hotel and the room service is closed.

Service Travel Wait Thought Hotel

To jump from the indie ranks to play with the big dogs, there's a gate you have to pass through.

Richard Linklater

You Play Jump Dogs Gate Big

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