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John Burdett Quotes

In essence, the Thai people are not materialistic at all. They're not in the least driven by the kind of ambition that drives us. The more I got to know them, and the more time I spent with them, the more I understood that this was a totally legitimate attitude to life, and why not?

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Life Attitude Time People Ambition

I love all the holidays and getting to see my family a lot during the fall. I also love the weather and getting to wear sweaters and jackets.

Family Love Weather Holidays Fall

When I started Chipotle, I didn't know the fast-food rules. People told us the food was too expensive and the menu was too limited. Neither turned out to be true.

Food People Be True Rules Know True

Waiting is a big part of life. We don't like to admit that, especially our generation; we don't like to wait on stuff. We want stuff immediately.

Life Waiting Wait Generation Admit

Pete Rose is the most likable arrogant person I've ever met.

Rose Person Arrogant Most Met Ever

The human race should just slow down and think about what it is doing.

Think Slow Doing Down Race Human

Information can bring you choices and choices bring power - educate yourself about your options and choices. Never remain in the dark of ignorance.

Power Ignorance Yourself Choices You

This is the marketplace of political ideas. This is how America operates. It's a free market. It's free-wheeling. From the outside, it looks unpredictable. There's a circus-like free market.

Jon Huntsman, Jr.

Ideas Free Political America Looks

My first film that I got right after 'Spring Awakening' was called 'Taking Woodstock,' and Ang Lee was the director.

Spring First Right Director Film

What I play now isn't surf music. It's too powerful. I used to go through paper bags; now I go through brick walls. I play hard.

Music Walls Powerful Brick Play Go

The main factor in any form of creativeness is the life of a human spirit, that of the actor and his part, their joint feelings and subconscious creation.

Constantin Stanislavski

Life Feelings Creation Actor Spirit

Mama and Daddy King represent the best in manhood and womanhood, the best in a marriage, the kind of people we are trying to become.

Coretta Scott King

Marriage Best Parenting King People

Acceptance speeches can make or break presidential candidacies. It was Al Gore's 2000 acceptance speech that relaunched his candidacy and nearly saved him. John Kerry's speech and overall ineffective convention nearly sank him in 2004 (though he was almost saved by the debates).

Acceptance Speech Him Break Almost

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