John Burnside Quotes

I remember when I first encountered anthropocentrism. I was in primary school and, in preparation for our confirmation, the class was learning about the afterlife.

John Burnside

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LearningSchoolPreparationRemember

You can say Pizza Hut is terrible pizza, but they also sell more pizzas than anybody else.

Jimmy Kimmel

PizzaYouSayMoreTerribleSell

I don't feel competitive toward other actors. I'm competitive with myself.

Jesse Plemons

MyselfFeelCompetitiveOtherToward

Slave girls on Gor address all free men as Master, though, of course only one such would be her true Master.

John Norman

MenFreeTrueMasterSlaveHer

I never imagined being able to make money from acting - and now I can.

Anna Faris

MoneyActingI CanNowNeverBeing

There is no other country that has the Cuban Adjustment Act; that's why it's called the Cuban Adjustment Act and not the Nicaraguan Adjustment Act.

Jeb Bush

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Galileo got it wrong. The earth does not revolve around the sun. It revolves around you and has been doing so for decades. At least, this is the model you are using.

Srikumar Rao

SunDoingYouWrongEarthBeen

Just, whenever you can, get up and sing at a gig or jam. If you have a chance, take it and keep on getting up. Keep going - but not If people boo, 'cause that's just mean. I think that could be setting yourself for disappointment.

Sia

Keep GoingYourselfDisappointmentUp

So the good news is, if you're unemployed and you go to apply for a job and you're not hired for that job, see a lawyer - you may be able to file for a claim because you were discriminated against because you were unemployed.

Louie Gohmert

GoodJobLawyerYouGood NewsNews

If you look at most women's writing, women writers will describe women differently from the way male writers describe women. The details that go into a woman writer's description of a female character are, perhaps, a little more judgmental. They're looking for certain things, because they know what women do to look a certain way.

Lorrie Moore

WomenCharacterWomanWritingLook

I grew up on a dirt road with brothers.

Josh Holloway

RoadDirtUpBrothersGrew

Those Catholics, they really nab you when you're young. They sear you. They sear you; they do.

Douglas Coupland

YouYoungThoseReallyCatholics

I've never been to a race car race before.

Christina Ricci

CarRaceNeverBeenRace CarBefore

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