T Bone Burnett Quotes

Everything around a writer, or musician in the record business, probably everything in all the United States or in all of western civilization, is about competition.

T Bone Burnett

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BusinessCompetitionCivilization

I'm such a fangirl when it comes to other writers. I read 250 books a year, and I'm always talking up books by other authors.

Jen Lancaster

TalkingYearAlwaysUpBooksRead

Benevolence alone will not make a teacher, nor will learning alone do it. The gift of teaching is a peculiar talent, and implies a need and a craving in the teacher himself.

John Jay Chapman

LearningAloneTeacherTalentGift

As I've grown older, I've developed an appreciation for wines that are immediately gratifying but that can also provide great satisfaction over several years.

Robert M. Parker, Jr.

GreatAppreciationSatisfactionOver

I can't tell you how important it is for people on the public stage to utilize that stage in a constructive, positive way. When you're in the public eye, you have a decision to make - whether you are going to be an influence or not.

Steve Largent

PositiveDecisionPeopleEyeYou

I hope I say this the right way, but I'm convinced that Israel will not trust other countries to do what they have to do to protect their own security.

Trent Franks

HopeTrustSecuritySayWayProtect

People who are seriously damaged by sudden fame and notoriety have, in my experience, very low esteem at the root of their being.

Roger Lloyd-Pack

ExperiencePeopleFameSeriouslyLow

I never get recognised. I must have one of those forgettable faces, ha! And that's not a bad thing.

Ruth Bradley

BadNeverFacesMustGetThose

That's the underlying tactic of the Obama administration in 2012: push the war on women, the war on the middle class, the war on gay people, and the war on Hispanics, and hope it will carry the day.

Mike Gallagher

WomenHopeDayWarPeoplePush

We have to protect the rights of every person and group to follow their sincere religious belief peacefully without hurting other people.

Josh Hawley

PeoplePersonGroupBeliefFollow

I don't feel like basketball is the only way to make a living.

Derek Fisher

BasketballFeelLivingWayOnly

The movie I've seen a million times - wait, that's not possible - my favorite movie of all times is 'The Empire Strikes Back,' directed by Irvin Kershner, executive-produced by the great George Lucas and stars Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, James Earl Jones.

Donald Faison

StarsGreatWaitBackPossibleSeen

I got to fight off haters on a regular basis.

Bobby Lashley

FightHatersGotOffRegularBasis

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