John Burnside Quotes

I realised I'd spent a lot of time in my poetry trying to find a way of talking about that whereof we cannot speak.

John Burnside

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

TimePoetrySpeakTalkingTrying

I think things are dishonest if they're not aware of sadness.

John Cameron Mitchell

SadnessThinkThingsAwareDishonest

I'm a populist. I'm the people's designer... It's important that there are price points that allow people in who maybe don't have the ability to have higher-ticket items - but they can still have something very emblematic of the collection.

Jeremy Scott

PeoplePriceImportantAbilityStill

Ceremonies are important. But our gratitude has to be more than visits to the troops, and once-a-year Memorial Day ceremonies. We honor the dead best by treating the living well.

Jennifer Granholm

GratitudeBestDayHonorLiving

You are treated like a cog in a machine. The director might be obsessing so much with the stunts that he doesn't notice your performance, and the producer may just be an insane money man, but I have no snobbery about the movies.

Steven Berkoff

MoneyManPerformanceYouMovies

This nation is like a spring freshet; it overruns its banks and destroys all who are in its path.

Sitting Bull

PathSpringNationWhoLikeBanks

Over the years, CBO has been all over the board on healthcare. The only consistent point is they've missed the mark on different pieces. That's the nature of a scorekeeper.

Steve Scalise

NatureHealthcareMissedOverYears

So many black kids aspire to be entertainers or professional athletes because those are the only role models they see that look like them. There are only 300 jobs in the NBA but an endless amount of opportunities as an entrepreneur. With enough hustle, entrepreneurship opens doors to a world of opportunities.

Troy Carter

WorldOpportunitiesBlackHustleSee

I do not want to be president because I am a woman. Being a woman is important, but it's not the most important. I want to be president because we have the talent and the platform and the vision of a Mexico that we want for all Mexicans, not only for a select few.

Josefina Vazquez Mota

VisionWomanTalentI AmImportant

When you have a highly divided society, it's hard to come together to make investments in the common good.

Joseph Stiglitz

GoodTogetherSocietyYouHardCome

I'm at a slightly higher risk for type 2 diabetes, and my grandmother had diabetes. My hemoglobin a1c, which is one of the measures, started being a little high when I was drinking a ton of that coconut water.

Anne Wojcicki

WaterDiabetesGrandmotherRiskHigh

I don't think there's ever a silver bullet to any problem. There are always several answers and solutions to a problem.

Susana Martinez

ThinkProblemSilverAlwaysAnswers

I look more Indian when I'm serious.

Sherman Alexie

LookSeriousMoreIndian

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