Robert Burns Quotes

The joy of my heart is to 'study men, their manners, and their ways,' and for this darling object I cheerfully sacrifice every other consideration.

Robert Burns

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: scottish
  • Birth: January 25, 1759 - July 21, 1796

Topics

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My friends and I had fun together, but I was more reserved, not at all the life of the party. I would just be the quiet one in the room.

Joel Osteen

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I am very bullish and I have been bullish on India for a very long time, and I see our own business growing very substantially.

John L. Flannery

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The rich don't work for money - the rich invent money.

Robert Kiyosaki

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Celebrity seems totally at odds with authentic community and honest, real sorts of relationships.

Rob Bell

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One of the most important concepts of revealed religion is that of a sacred covenant.

Russell M. Nelson

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I guess I was a child actor. Acting was one of the things I did alongside going to school: I'd be playing guitar, I'd be playing soccer, and I would be acting in movies.

Michiel Huisman

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When I go to a cinema, I don't care if the film is made by a man or a woman as long as it tells me a story, as long as it offers pictures that shed light on my existence, characters I can identify with, jokes I can laugh at.

Jasmila Zbanic

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I think people need fantasy, but I think they also need to know that they're not being lied to. I think sometimes the fantasy can betray people and become more difficult for people's lives than just truth. I can't stand delusion. Delusion makes me sick.

Derek Cianfrance

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Research is not an obstacle, something to be frightened of. It can be one of the real joys of writing.

Anthony Marra

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I have always believed that directing a film is like telling a story. You have to tell it well so that it is appreciated.

Anupam Kher

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The painter, sculptor, writer, and musician are protected by law. So are inventors. But the chef has absolutely no redress for plagiarism on his work; on the contrary, the more the latter is liked and appreciated, the more will people clamour for his recipes.

Auguste Escoffier

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Every candidate goes into every debate hoping that they can own a particular moment.

Peter Jennings

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