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Pete Burns Quotes

I was brought up with an incredible amount of freedom and creativity.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: english
Birth: August 5, 1959 - October 23, 2016

Topics

Freedom Creativity Up Incredible

I remember lying on the floor of my room, staring at a black-and-white television for most of the '80s - watching 'Diff'rent Strokes,' 'Facts of Life,' 'Silver Spoons,' Saturday morning cartoons, and 'Murder, She Wrote' while eating an insane amount of Stouffer's French bread pizza. I was sucked into it all.

Life Morning Pizza Eating Facts

I want to entertain.

I like the George Romero films, which were really great, social satire movies; really twisted.

Great Movies Satire Twisted Social

Congregations shaped by the Scriptures generally have preachers who are shaped by the Scriptures.

Who Preachers Shaped Scriptures

Unfortunately, I've seen violence, and I think, in films, it is the dramatic extremity of it.

Think Violence Dramatic Seen I Think

My father was one of the fortunate wartime servicemen: he made a full recovery from his injuries, was promoted to captain, survived the war, had a satisfying career as a colonial officer and, eventually, died in February 2002, a month before his 85th birthday.

Michael Ashcroft

Birthday Father War February Career

I don't think Warren Buffett should be the treasurer or whatever. Warren Buffett's nuts! Just because he's a freaking billionaire doesn't mean he has common sense.

Stephen Baldwin

Think Common Sense Just Because Mean

Great leaders state out loud what they intend to do and in doing so, they get things done.

Great Doing Done Out Great Leaders

Easter is reflecting upon suffering for one thing, but it also reflects upon Jesus and his non compliance in the face of great authority where he holds to his truth - so there's two stories there.

Truth Great Suffering Face Authority

Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.

Win Small Enough Matter Battles Big

The hardest thing to teach young writers is that it's wonderful to tell your truth. And that's what you should do. But it damn well better be beautiful.

Dorothy Allison

Truth Beautiful Better You Young

And I not only inherited an aversion to the nine-to-five routine, but the sense from my parents that being bored and boring is the worst thing that you can be.

Parents You Routine Boring Worst

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