John Burnside
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Look at what is happening here and think of it in terms of real life and how it affected the life of... 
It is not in the world of ideas that life is lived. Life is lived for better or worse in life, and t... 
Life may not be beautiful, but it is interesting. 
Life is known only by those who have found a way to be comfortable with change and the unknown. Give... 
The sin of pride may be a small or a great thing in someone's life, and hurt vanity a passing pinpr... 
It is solely by risking life that freedom is obtained; . . . the individual who has not staked his o... 
The spiritual life is not a life before, after, or beyond our everyday existence. No, the spiritual ... 
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at... 
I may be revered or defamed and decried; But I tried to live my life right. 
Life may have no meaning. Or even worse, it may have a meaning of which I disapprove. 
For there is no heroic poem in the world but is at bottom a
biography, the life of a man; also, it ... 
You may indeed do many works of love and delight in them -- especially at such times as they are not... 
I do not consider my deeds or my knowledge to be a great thing. The only fact is — and I can say t... 
It may be a cliche', but some cliche's are deeply true: the price of freedom is eternal vigilance. 
I believe that if we really want human brotherhood to spread and increase until it makes life... 
My life is never perfect, but life is always a beautiful thing. I choose to see the beauty out of it... 
It seldom happens that a man changes his life through his habitual reasoning. No matter how fully he... 
No matter how difficult it may be for you after you have reassessed your life 
There are certain things in life that you'll be forgiven for, no matter how thoughtless or stupid or... 
When an individual fear or apathy passes by the unfortunate, life is of no account. 
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Could you please be as silent as the G in lasagna? 
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No life
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Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans. 
Farce is tragedy played at a thousand revolutions per minute. 
Every man has a property in his own person. This nobody has a right to, but himself. 
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How beautiful the leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days. 
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When California was wild, it was the floweriest part of the continent. 
My folks always let me go to the movies every Saturday. We were really motion-picture goers. 
I've loved reading all my life. 
Get off your butt and join the Marines! 
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Take care, be kind, be considerate of other people and other species, and be loving. 
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Self-righteousness has killed more people than smoking. 
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Those who agree with us may not be right, but we admire their astuteness. 
Would ye both eat your cake and have your cake? 
Written by a sponge dipped in warm milk and sprinkled with sugar. 
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I believe time wounds all heels. 
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A day of worry is more exhausting than a week of work. 
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