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Mark Burnett Quotes

In my teens, I joined the Parachute Regiment. I jumped out of lots of airplanes, as much as the Government budget would allow us to. I did two active tours of duty: Northern Ireland, and then the Falklands war.

Mark Burnett

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: businessman
Nationality: american
Birth: July 17, 1960

Topics

Government War Budget Duty Active

President Obama and Hillary Clinton most definitely signaled to Islamic State leaders that they had no intention of seriously challenging them, or even of calling radical Islamic terrorism by its name.

Jerry Falwell, Jr.

Name Intention Terrorism Seriously

Normally, things are viewed in these little segmented boxes. There's classical, and then there's jazz; romantic, and then there's baroque. I find that very dissatisfying. I was trying to find the thread that connects one type of music - one type of musician - to another, and to follow that thread in some kind of natural, evolutionary way.

Jerry Lee Lewis

Music Romantic Trying Find Jazz Way

One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.

Maya Angelou

Courage Be Kind Practice Consistency

For centuries, native Eskimos cut blocks of oil-soaked tundra from natural seeps to use as fuel. In the 1920s, explorers arrived and began poking holes. In 1968, they discovered Prudhoe Bay State No. 1, the largest oil field in North America and one of the largest in the world, and a year later the adjacent Kuparuk field, the second-largest.

Jeanne Marie Laskas

World America Year Oil 1920s Cut

You can never draw enough or read enough - reading about architecture, in other words.

Michael Graves

Architecture Words Reading Enough

I never liked mellow sounding guitar.

Tom Verlaine

Guitar Never Mellow Liked

I am extremely proud and honoured to have beaten Pete's record as he was my childhood hero and I have always looked up to him.

Roger Federer

Hero Childhood I Am Proud Him Up

Sean's a great, great writer.

Robin Wright

Great Writer Great Writer Sean

The Church's role should be separated from the state's role.

Roy Moore

Church Role State Should Separated

There's a basic rule of thumb that the more a culture oppresses women, or oppresses anyone, the more culturally preoccupied they are with that.

Mary Beard

Women Culture More Rule Thumb Basic

I think worship is a lifestyle, first of all.

Michael W. Smith

Think Lifestyle Worship First

There really isn't a dream role, but there's a dream situation where I could work with a director that I idolize. So, the idea of working with David Fincher or Paul Thomas Anderson or Wes Anderson or Scorsese or Spielberg or any of the guys I really idolize is a dream for me.

Logan Lerman

Work Me Dream Situation Director