John Burnside Quotes

My first book was a car crash. I tried to find all the copies and destroy them.

John Burnside

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

CarBookFindFirstDestroyTried

Manny Pacquiao has a whole country behind him. His journey and his rise, from a career standpoint, he was fortunate to have a lot of great opponents and rivalries for years. People forget about Barrera and Morales and those guys. That's how he built his legacy. Plus he had a country behind him.

Andre Ward

JourneyGreatPeopleLegacyCareer

When I sit down to write, I don't think, 'OK, what is the next David O. Russell film I can write, or what is Harvey Weinstein going to want to buy?' Or even, 'What are filmgoers going to want.' I try to think, tell a good story. Just do what you do.

Matthew Quick

GoodStoryThinkYouDownI Can

For me, first of all, I love people, I love ideas.

Anna Deavere Smith

LovePeopleMeIdeasFirstI Love

People can transcend and overcome their differences and be very easily bonded.

Jeff Fortenberry

PeopleDifferencesOvercomeTranscend

I really knew when I started photographing I wanted it to be a way of knowing different cultures, not just in other countries but in this country, too, and I knew I wanted to be a voyeur.

Mary Ellen Mark

CountryWayKnowingCulturesStarted

Sometimes, being a single mother, I miss the freedom. I see my other friends with kids, and when they go out for a drink, it is the dad that stays in.

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

MotherFreedomFriendsGoSometimes

I am never going to give music up.

Dr. Dre

MusicI AmNeverUpGoingGive

Some solutions are relatively simple and would provide economic benefits: implementing measures to conserve energy, putting a price on carbon through taxes and cap-and-trade and shifting from fossil fuels to clean and renewable energy sources.

David Suzuki

SimpleEnergyPriceRenewable Energy

Financial support is one thing, but I always think what becomes really sacrificial is your time.

Cliff Richard

TimeFinanceSupportThinkFinancial

I've been a performer for a long time, but I really don't have any dancing experience. I did some of the musicals in high school, and I was in the glee club for a little while just to try and gain some skills... I was not good at it.

Brant Daugherty

GoodTimeExperienceSchoolLong

I watched my parents act as completely equal partners in their relationship, and as a son to a woman I respect immensely, I never thought of gender inequality as a child.

Brad Feld

SonRelationshipRespectWomanChild

I think there's a social responsibility that comes with a public platform. Because of the position that I've been put in, I think it's important to use my voice to do as much as I can.

Priyanka Chopra

ResponsibilityVoiceThinkI Can

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