John Burnside Quotes

In many traditions, hawks are sacred: Apollo's messengers for the Greeks, sun symbols for the ancient Egyptians and, in the case of the Lakota Sioux, embodiments of clear vision, speed and single-minded dedication.

John Burnside

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: scottish
  • Birth: March 19, 1955

Topics

VisionDedicationSunSpeedClear

I'm delighted to be Number 1, but next week I don't want people to buy my record, I want them to buy Band Aid.

Jim Diamond

PeopleWeekWantBandNextBuy

I paid more for the Dallas Cowboys than anyone prior than that had ever paid to get involved in sports. But I wanted to be a part of the future of the Dallas Cowboys.

Jerry Jones

FutureSportsMoreDallas Cowboys

I was given a new coat as a high school graduation gift.

Maya Hawke

SchoolGraduationGiftHigh School

When I got divorced, I knew I needed to step it up, so I taught nutrition at a college, modeled, and built my dietitian practice all over Canada.

Maye Musk

PracticeStepCollegeCanadaOver

I live in London, and I spend a lot of time in England and have a lot of British friends.

Stanley Tucci

LiveTimeFriendsLondonBritish

I grew up in Solihull, on the edge of what was then the Birmingham conurbation. It was a good place to write comedy from. I didn't feel allegiance to anything. I didn't have working-class pride or upper-class superiority.

Stewart Lee

GoodPrideFeelComedyPlaceEdge

You realize that the first Bryan Ferry album was pretty good although at the time it seemed a bit cheesy.

Robyn Hitchcock

GoodTimeYouRealizeFirstPretty

I grew up in Essex, and all my life I wanted to live in London - now I do. I feel very privileged to be able to live here.

Russell Tovey

LifeLiveFeelMy LifeNowLondon

But I know God has big stuff planned that ultimately doesn't have anything to do with me.

Michael W. Smith

GodMeKnowAnythingPlannedBig

I was being ridiculed for going to school... But, you see, I had looked hard at the other musicians and the whole show-business scene... They were doing with jazz musicians what they usually reserved for rock n' roll cats: making them overnight successes, then overnight antiques.

Donald Byrd

CatsSchoolMusiciansDoingYouSee

Those who do wrong very often think others are censuring them, when they are not even thought of.

Dorothea Dix

ThinkThoughtWrongOthersWhoEven

Obviously the biggest change is that it's me by myself. When you don't have another band interpreting your songs or playing them the way that they have, it's bound to sound different.

Nuno Bettencourt

ChangeMyselfMeYouWaySound

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