#us

Music is my life - acting's just a hobby. ↗

— Steve Burns

#hobby #just #life #music #music is my life

When I was 14 I would pick up my brother's bass guitar, and I would just pound on it, having no idea how to play it. ↗

— Steve Burns

#brother #guitar #having #how #i

Congress must not do something just for the sake of doing something. We must carefully and thoughtfully consider the implications of any action and whether that action will help or hinder our ultimate mission of protecting U.S. citizens from terror. ↗

— Richard Burr

#any #carefully #citizens #congress #consider

There's no life without humour. It can make the wonderful moments of life truly glorious, and it can make tragic moments bearable. ↗

— Rufus Wainwright

#glorious #humour #life #make #moments

Anger and hate against one we love steels our hearts, but contempt or pity leaves us silent and ashamed. ↗

— Edgar Rice Burroghs

#anger #ashamed #contempt #hate #hearts

My parents had this relationship that was really terrifying. I mean, the level of hatred that they had, and the level of physical abuse - my mother would beat up my father, basically - and I think I was drawn to images on television that were bright and reflective. ↗

— Augusten Burroughs

#basically #beat #bright #drawn #father

I like to make the mundane fabulous whenever I can. ↗

— Rufus Wainwright

#i #i can #like #make #mundane

I never listen to music when I write. ↗

— Augusten Burroughs

#i write #listen #music #never #write

I've just finished my next collection, Possible Side Effects, and I'm now working on a collection of holiday stories as well as a memoir about my relationship with my father. ↗

— Augusten Burroughs

#collection #effects #father #finished #holiday

My only ritual is to just sit down and write, write every day. ↗

— Augusten Burroughs

#down #every #every day #just #only