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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

#born #country #decry #ever #history

I heard we'll get you a pass because we know you're married to a black woman. You're married to a sister so we'll give you that pass but also, those who know me but also if they look at the body of work, it is the bigger picture. ↗

— Blair Underwood

#because #bigger #bigger picture #black #body

Whether it is the cavemen in the caves thousands of years ago, Shakespeare plays, television, movies and books, stories and characters take us on a journey. All I do is tell those stories without scripts and without actors. ↗

— Mark Burnett

#books #caves #characters #i #i do

I spent four months in Prague in these blue rooms reacting to nothing and you basically place your faith in the hands of the director and the special effects co-coordinator and you keep your fingers crossed and hope that the creatures look really scary. ↗

— Edward Burns

#blue #creatures #crossed #director #effects

Books are a real solace, friendships are good but action is better than all. ↗

— John Burns

#better #books #friendships #good #real

I smoke ten to fifteen cigars a day. At my age I have to hold on to something. ↗

— George Burns

#cigars #day #fifteen #hold #i

I don't believe in dying. It's been done. I'm working on a new exit. Besides, I can't die now - I'm booked. ↗

— George Burns

#believe #besides #booked #die #done

This is the sixth book I've written, which isn't bad for a guy who's only read two. ↗

— George Burns

#book #guy #i #only #read

I have made all my films for my children with the exception of my first film because my oldest daughter wasn't born when I was making the film about the Brooklyn Bridge. ↗

— Ken Burns

#because #born #bridge #brooklyn #children

I'm not supposed to talk about the snail. The snail is, well, congratulations to whoever noticed it. It's supposed to be a thing where you gotta look for it in every episode, and it's there three times in every episode. ↗

— Steve Burns

#congratulations #episode #every #gotta #i