John Burnside Quotes

You can't sit down and decide what you want to write about.

John Burnside

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

YouDownWantWriteDecideSit

I want to do more urban R&B with a little bit of pop, but not much. I want to have that soulful kind of side of me come out.

Jessica Sanchez

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First, we did rank everybody by risk, and New York comes out number one.

Michael Chertoff

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I've started taking long walks in the park, which is quite wonderful.

Sonny Mehta

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Whoever they want me to fight, I'm going to fight. So I really don't care.

Stipe Miocic

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People come up to me and they thank me: 'I thank you for the many, many hours of laughter.'

Sid Caesar

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One cannot live on potatoes alone. It is said that one wants bread with potatoes. And when there's no bread, a Jew takes his stick, and goes through the village in search of business.

Sholom Aleichem

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For every footballer, to finish in the top ten of the Ballon d'Or is a dream.

Riyad Mahrez

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Those who belong to megachurches display as high a level of personal commitment as do those who attend small congregations.

Rodney Stark

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When you admit that you are married, people try to get skeletons out of your closet. They dig into your personal lives and link you with strangers, which could be detrimental. They also want to know details about your marriage, children, and so on. I wanted to keep it private because I only want my work to speak.

Roop Durgapal

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For what were all these country patriots born? To hunt, and vote, and raise the price of corn?

Lord Byron

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Ten-year plan? No, three-year plan! I'm in a hurry.

Josh Schwartz

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It will require a sustained military and financial commitment by the international community, working with the government of Afghanistan, to create the environment in which enduring democratic institutions can be established.

Des Browne

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