John Burnside Quotes

It's been a hard time to celebrate, to come out with a smile. But I'm an American. Naomi asked me to come out to support other Americans, and here I am.

Well it seems to me, that all real communities grow out of a shared confrontation with survival. Communities are not produced by sentiment or mere goodwill. They grow out of a shared struggle. Our situation in the desert is an incubator for community.

In trying times, Coloradans do what we always have done: pull together and get it done.

Do not be afraid to help one another. The devil is looking for rivalry, division, gangs. Keep working to make progress ... I have seen how pain does not stifle the hope deep within the human heart and how life goes on, finding new strength even in the midst of difficulties.

Unity, to be real, must stand the severest strain without breaking.

After the tragedy, New Yorkers are more united than ever in their vision, as well as in appreciation what living in freedom means - and that if we stand together, we can accomplish anything.

Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.

One thing that stands out throughout the entire year was that in South Dakota we are much more united than we are divided. Now the divided part creates news, but the united part is what moves us forward.

While I relish our warm months, winter forms our character and brings out our best.

'96 is the year of love. We all need to pull together.

I can tell you that my family in the absolute worst of times has seen the absolute best in people. And, that has given us more strength than could ever imagine.

There can be hope only for a society which acts as one big family, not as many separate ones.

He who knows no hardships will know no hardihood. He who faces no calamity will need no courage. Mysterious though it is, the characteristics in human nature which we love best grow in a soil with a strong mixture of troubles.

It's not about division. It's not about politics. My concern is how do we come together?

The city of New Orleans showed America what it takes to rebuild a great place. We're all going together, and we're not leaving anybody behind.

This is a bad day for Boston, but I think if we pull together we'll get through it.

Despite all odds we have emerged as one people and one country.

The firmest of friendships have been formed in mutual adversity, as iron is most strongly united by the fiercest flame.

Separate not thyself from the community.

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Walk beside me that we may be as one.

Diversity is valued, and it is prized. We learn to appreciate each other and each other's struggles. From diversity, we draw our enormous and our lasting strength.

It doesn't matter whether the challenge we face is large or small, whether it's a statewide disaster or a crisis just on our own block - Nebraskans face it with courage, goodwill, and the unwavering conviction that we are part of one community of neighbors and friends.

Our father has taught us that 'if you are together, nobody will try to break you.' That's unity and it has power.

'Ragtime' is about how we get through ugliness, how we talk together, work together, get through it together.

Morality is very important. We have to be together.