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James Lee Burke Quotes

We decry violence all the time in this country, but look at our history. We were born in a violent revolution, and we've been in wars ever since. We're not a pacific people.

James Lee Burke

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american

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History Time People Revolution Look

After spending time in the East and meeting with ordinary Afghans there, it's hard to imagine how a future Afghan government will retain control of provinces such as Khost or Paktia once U.S. forces are gone.

Joby Warrick

Future Time Government Control Will

Occasionally, we are given a reminder of how precious a gift it is to understand the plan of salvation.

John Bytheway

Gift Plan Understand Salvation How

It's such an intense thing to make a film.

John Hillcoat

Film Intense Make Thing

In Britten or Berg, there's a tension between the sweet and the sour, between the familiar and the unfamiliar, the tonal and the atonal, the happy and the sad. That, to me, is what all western art is about - that tension. It's why we want to say anything at all.

Stephen Hough

Sad Art Happy Me Sweet Want

For guys, I don't think you're ever ready... I don't think you wake up and go, 'You know, today's the day I'm going to get married. By God, I'm ready. My house is in order, and it is time.'

Rob Lowe

God Today Time Day Wake Up Think

What is interesting in this is the exchange of music that occurred between New Orleans and Cuba, I mean, they had ferries that would go from one port to another.

Ruben Blades

Music Interesting Go New Cuba Mean

Japanese people, they're not really one to complain.

Mirai Nagasu

People Complain Japanese Really

What keeps me going is those cases, maybe ten a year, where I can make a difference.

Judy Sheindlin

Me Make A Difference Year I Can Ten

Conventionally handsome is not really where I'm at.

Domhnall Gleeson

Handsome Where Really

Working with children is very different than the way in which I work with adults. One has to work just as much with children as with adults, but the manner of work is very different. I never tell the children the actual truth of the thing that I want them to act.

Asghar Farhadi

Work Truth Children Want Way Never

Al Gore's performances could be a case study in abnormal-psychology classes.

Rich Lowry

Study Case Classes Could Gore Al

I think a lot of making art is listening to yourself.

Kiki Smith

Art Yourself Listening Think I Think