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John Burnside Quotes

It's important to have quiet time and isolation.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Time Isolation Quiet Important

Many of the birds Audubon painted are now extinct, and still we go on killing them, more or less casually, with our pesticides and wires and machinery.

Birds Go Now More Still Pesticides

I'd like to be the commissioner of tennis, but do I want to get into politics? Sometimes I have delusions of grandeur that that would be an interesting, good thing. I'm talking about actual politics, like being a congressman, but then I see how unbelievably nasty it really is, and maybe I'm not quite knowledgeable enough to actually do it.

Good Politics Interesting Talking

When I came to America from Sweden, Mother and I, we went to Chicago where our relatives lived.

Mother America Chicago Lived Where

I change my mind so much, I'm better going on my own. Shopping is a selfish activity anyway.

Sophie Kinsella

Change Mind Shopping Selfish Better

If you don't love the Dodgers, there's a good chance you may not get into Heaven.

Love Good Chance You Heaven May

I can't think of a bigger waste of police time than chasing somebody who has said something offensive on Twitter.

Time Police Think Said Bigger Waste

I personally think that we can win the World Cup. We are improving with every game. With such a young average age in the squad we can only carry on improving.

Ruud van Nistelrooy

Age Win World Game Think Young

I have full confidence in the IMF. It is a very strong international institution.

Jose Manuel Barroso

Confidence Strong Institution Full

I'll miss the comments from the people on the street who love the show and who have felt its impact on the culture. I won't miss the shooting schedule, though!

Love Culture People Impact Street

Every quality I despise in George Bush is a quality I despise in myself. He is my worst self realized.

Myself Quality Self Worst He Every

No matter where you put me, I don't care if it is North Carolina, Florida, California, New York City; I'm going to be who I am.

I Am New York City Me Care You

We all hoped in 2001 that we could put in place an Afghan government under President Karzai that would be able to control the country, make sure al-Qaeda didn't come back, and make sure the Taliban wasn't resurging. It didn't work out.

Work Government Control Back Place

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