John Burnside Quotes

Growing up, I lived in a house without art: no picture books on the shelves, no visits to museums, no posters on the bedroom wall.

John Burnside

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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I was the first voice of Baltimore television in 1947.

Jim McKay

VoiceTelevisionFirstBaltimore

Anyone who writes an autobiographical work at the age of 34 is, at best, presumptuous. It occurred to me that it was time to set the record straight.

Jessica Savitch

WorkAgeTimeBestMeStraight

It was 1988, and I was just finishing a D.Phil at Oxford University on the topic of 'Nietzsche and German Idealism.'

Matthew Stewart

FinishingUniversityJustIdealism

I'm also working closely with a group called the Amazon Conservation Team, helping with the rainforest in South America.

Jeff Bridges

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Fashion is so close in revealing a person's inner feelings and everybody seems to hate to lay claim to vanity so people tend to push it away. It's really too close to the quick of the soul.

Stella Blum

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Acknowledgement and recognition from authoritative quarters are important to every artiste.

Sridevi

RecognitionImportantAcknowledgement

When I moved to New York City from Texas at 22, amateur hour was over. As a newly grown-up person, I vowed I would wear dresses and skirts, wool trousers occasionally, and heels always.

Mary H.K. Choi

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My relationship with my mother is not cute.

Mika

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I think that young British designers have a kind of fearlessness in they way they approach fashion.

Monika Chiang

FashionThinkYoungKindWay

I would imagine that if you could understand Morse code, a tap dancer would drive you crazy.

Mitch Hedberg

CrazyDriveYouUnderstandImagine

I'm happy if my music is being downloaded, whether it's legally or illegally.

Joshua Bell

MusicHappyBeingWhetherLegally

My mother, Maxine, was married at 16 to my father Raymond, and in 56 years together, he was the only man she ever had.

Debbie Reynolds

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