John Burns Quotes

In this work I have received the opposition of a number of men who only advocate the unobtainable because the immediately possible is beyond their moral courage, administrative ability, and their political prescience.

John Burns

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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It means a lot to be back in New York. Particularly since one of the last senior event scheduled in the States was supposed to be here in New York. We were supposed to play in Central Park right after 9-11 and when 9-11 happened obviously things changed.

John McEnroe

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Training is a universal right. It's not just targeted at those with the worst skill levels.

Jeff Denham

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One of the weird things about being a designer is guessing what the world will want about a year in advance of when they will want it. It becomes almost a psychological test in a way - how do I feel now and how do I want to feel then.

Michael Bastian

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You don't have to be captain to have an opinion.

John Terry

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Vice stirs up war, virtue fights.

Luc de Clapiers

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Television and film are our libraries now. Our history books.

David Strathairn

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'Day Men' provides a magnificent challenge in that it deals with a secret society within a secret society.

Brian Stelfreeze

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DNA, like a tape recording, carries a message in which there are specific instructions for a job to be done.

Arthur Kornberg

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I worked for three years in a small IT firm in Chicago. I managed our client base, so I translated into human speak for our technicians. But our company was sold, and the atmosphere and the culture really changed, so I quit without having anything else lined up.

Allison Tolman

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I'm saying we've got big problems in our cities. It's not very smart to make the problem bigger by letting in millions more immigrants from rural Muslim cultures that don't assimilate.

Pim Fortuyn

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There were days when my father didn't have money for food, and we slept hoping the next day something could be got from work.

Sergio Aguero

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When I get older, I want to be a Kristin Chenoweth and Sutton Foster - you know how they do all of it? I just want to do anything that has to do with performing.

Lilla Crawford

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