John Burnside Quotes

There is reverence that we owe to everything in human shape.

By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and alive.

Respect the masterpiece. It is true reverence to man. There is no quality so great, none so much needed now.

The beginning of wisdom is fear.

Admiration is seen as a noble sentiment - we admire people for admiring others, detecting, in their admiration, a suggestion of taste and humility.

I respect you, I fear you not; and the less you speak of your own greatness, the more I will think of it.

I hate to badmouth any book or writer, because I know how it feels to be on the other end of that.

Seeing Pax get extra-nervous about which shirt he is going to wear when he meets Aung San Suu Kyi, I get very moved. He rightfully doesn't get nervous going to a movie premiere; he gets nervous going to meet her.

I had - and have - huge respect for John Crow.

I respect General Halutz very much so.

When I pray, I always thank Mother Nature for all the beauty in the world. It's about having an attitude of gratitude.

The entire political system is contrary to everything a feminine heart stands for. It lacks inclusion. It lacks tenderness toward children. It lacks honor for relationships. It lacks reverence for the earth. It lacks love. And without those things, the feminine psyche disconnects.

Fiona Shaw is a goddess to me.

I respect Dev saab greatly.

The Japanese don't have a specific religion, but a spirituality. A cap, shoes, and a table have a spirituality. When you eat an apple, you don't say you eat it: you say, 'I am receiving it.' Kind of like you are thanking the food.

Ultimately, when you write from a vantage point of faith, humility, and openness to the world around you, people have to respond because those same truths are instilled in them.

The true mark of professionalism is the ability to respect everyone else for their styles and always find something positive in every dining experience and highlight it in your thoughts and words.

Mike Brown is a guy I definitely respect.

When you wear that shirt with the five stars on the front you have to respect it.

I respect Ancelotti a lot.

This may sound strange but I don't respect anybody.

I am not scared of anyone except the Almighty.

It's hard to not act like a fan when you're in these scenes with your heroes, but you can't do that because you respect everybody so much.

Every hip-hop artist I have worked with has a respect for higher power, whether that's church, Allah, or any sort of higher being - they all have a humbleness.

Whenever Granny walks into a room, everyone stands up, stops, and just kind of watches her because, obviously, it's huge when she walks into a room. And I find that incredible. I kind of go, 'Ah.'