Burt Quotes

To do a poem justice, explain what makes it unique; to get a poem noticed, explain what makes it typical. — Stephen Burt

All you really have in the end are your stories. — Burt Reynolds

Our happiness relies more on hope, faith and our inner values than on anything outside ourselves. — Angela Burt-Murray

My former wife is a truly wonderful person. — Burt Lancaster

There are three stages of an actor's career. Young, old, and "You look good". — Burt Reynolds

Can anything be more Un-American than the Un-American committee? — Burt Lancaster

Money doesn't buy happiness. It buys great hookers - but not happiness. — Burt Reynolds

You can only hold your stomach in for so many years. — Burt Reynolds

Some poets marry a language; some have affairs with it; some treat it as a parent, some as a child, some as an equal, or as a friend. — Stephen Burt

You know, darkness is a funny thing. Little by little, it creeps up on you and before you know it, you can't escape it — Mackie Burt

Mother beat the hell out of us. She'd have wild outbursts. — Burt Lancaster

Take the feeling of hunger out of your gut, and you're no longer a champion. — Burt Lancaster

I can sing as well as Fred Astaire can act. — Burt Reynolds

It seems to me that if you can't make a good solid case for your faith, you don't have a religion, you just have a habit. — Burt Prelutsky

Marriage is about the most expensive way for the average man to get his laundry done. — Burt Reynolds

The best part of my new job was finally running my own show and no longer having to answer to people like [Chris Kimsington]. — Angela Burt-Murray

Florida is a very healing place. — Burt Reynolds

All of the younger actors keep coming up to me and asking me where all of the land mines are because they know I've stepped on them all. — Burt Reynolds

Tea shook his head in dismay. "This is the end, Burt — Jamie Scallion

I'm not wearing no make-up!"
Burt - Book 1 "Making it — Jamie Scallion

Usually the wacky people have the breakthroughs. The 'smart' people don't. — Burt Rutan

A fan is a fan is a friend no matter what current he/she/it operates on, AC or DC. Thanks for being one of mine. — Burt Reynolds

I judge a restaurant by the bread and by the coffee. — Burt Lancaster

I had the luck of having an obedient body. — Burt Lancaster

We're all forgotten sooner or later. But not films. That's all the memorial we should need or hope for, — Burt Lancaster

I used to be a fighter and I'm used to taking weight off. — Burt Young

Burt Lancaster was largely responsible for me becoming a director. — Sydney Pollack

You can only punish your body so long before you're stuck with a horrendous inability to do things you'd previously been able to do. — Burt Shavitz

Remember that only love conquers fear. — Marissa Burt

I've got everything I need: a nice piece of land with hawks and owls and incredible sunsets, and the good will of my neighbors. — Burt Shavitz

I think that what you've got to do is discover the essential truth of the situation, and have a point of view about it. — Burt Glinn

It's fun to get a message on the phone service that Lucille Ball or Burt Reynolds called, and play it very blase by asking, 'Anyone else?' — Charles Nelson Reilly

The greatest help oft comes in harm's disguise, to those with trusting hearts and open eyes. — William D. Burt

I will not give up. I must not fail."
Burt, Book 1 "Making it — Jamie Scallion

I believe we should appeal to people at the higher levels. — Burt Lancaster

A circus is like a mother in whom one can confide and who rewards and punishes. — Burt Lancaster

I'm paying the third highest alimony and child support in the world. And the only two ahead of me are sheiks. — Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds, great sex symbol of the movies, who said, I owe it all to one great part. Never got a dinner! — Red Buttons

Finally, it occurs to me that the biggest problem with our elections is that however you vote, you wind up electing a politician. — Burt Prelutsky

In football you can make it if you've got the 'I'm-going-to-get-up-off-the-ground-and-kick-your-ass' attitude. — Burt Reynolds

The others laughed and Burt said, All you need are girls who paddle like boys, and you're set! — Carolyn Keene

I am interested in being in pictures that I would like to see. — Burt Lancaster

I've always gotten along well with Texans. You've got to. — Burt Reynolds

Iconic artists are never straight ahead. Michael Jackson loved Elvis and Burt Bacharach, and uniquely blended both of them into what he did. — Pharrell Williams

Everything looks nonsensical before it works. — Burt Rutan

Burt Reynolds once asked me out. I was in his room. — Phyllis Diller

A small town is a place where there's no place to go where you shouldn't. — Burt Bacharach

When you get old the worst thing is you lose so many friends. Burt Lancaster, Frank Sinatra, John Wayne. People who I loved to work with. — Kirk Douglas

You see, if you make believe hard enough that something is true, then it is true for you. — Burt Lancaster

We are well on our way to becoming a banana republic in every respect except, of course, that we don't grow bananas. — Burt Prelutsky

I judge a restaurant by the bread & the coffee. — Burt Lancaster

I admire honesty and straightforwardness combined with true femininity. — Burt Lancaster

With any luck, by the time NASA's space probe hits Pluto, you'll be booking a spaceflight with a privately run suborbital airline. — Burt Rutan

Sadly, schools deal in the sale and exchange of knowledge, not wisdom."

~ "The Hole — Guy Burt

49 and holding. Holding tight! Fighting that heinous age every step of the way. — Burt Ward

You know honestly, I enjoy working with everyone because remember, these were all real pros that had been around the business a long time. — Burt Ward

Testing leads to failure, and failure leads to understanding. — Burt Rutan

What befalls me couldn't have missed me, and what misses me could not have befallen me. — Alexandra Burt

The more the art dominated my life and my house, the more the house became a home. — Burt Reynolds

I'm curious about why there's so much honor given to death, when there is no honor in losing someone you love. — Mackie Burt

You've gotta do what you like to do. If you do things you don't like to do, what sense does it make? — Burt Shavitz

My life is the land, the dogs, the car, the motorcycle, the pond, the canoe, going to pick up mail. It's just a rural retreat that I enjoy. — Burt Shavitz

No one has ever accused me of being ambitious. — Burt Shavitz

Roxanne Quimby wanted money and power, and I was just a pillar on the way to that success. — Burt Shavitz

One chance, One life. Make it or screw it up, it's your choice. Don't wait to long or your time will be up. — Stephen Burt

Money is nothing really worth squabbling about. This is what puts people six feet under. You know, I don't need it. — Burt Shavitz

Attempted murder should carry the same penalty as first-degree murder. Otherwise, you're simply rewarding incompetence. — Burt Prelutsky

Knowing when to leave may be the smartest thing anyone can learn. — Burt Bacharach

You get to a certain age, where you know you can't go over the wall, but I'll never get to the age where I can't go through it. — Burt Reynolds

The first duty of life is to live. — Burt Lancaster

I recorded the song live in front of an orchestra, and yes, I was very moved, I was in tears. — Burt Bacharach

If you hang onto something long enough, it will come back in style.. Like ME. — Burt Reynolds

Attainment is a poor measure of capacity, and ignorance no proof of defect. — Cyril Burt

You live more in five minutes on a bike like this going flat out than some people live in a lifetime. — Burt Munro

To a certain extent, Ruef's and Burt's research is a validation of the celebrated "strength of weak ties" argument first proposed by Mark Granovetter, — Steven Johnson

There are no awards in Hollywood for being an idiot. — Burt Reynolds

I have been growing this moustache, a budding Burt Reynolds number, for a good cause known as Movember. — David Sax

Any game where a man 60 can beat a man 30 ain't no game. — Burt Shotton

I got you this. I held out the brown, fluffy bear. To replace Burt. I pulled his eyes off and everything. — Annabel Pitcher

What do I need it for, millions of dollars? It just sounds like problems with the IRS to me. — Burt Shavitz

Men are failures, not because they are stupid, but because they are not sufficiently impassioned. — Maxwell Struthers Burt

If Bush said just once: 'Boy. I hope you accept my apology as a country,' or showed some humanity. — Burt Bacharach

I carry about eight lip balms: Burt's Bees, Rosebud Salve, Eos. — Lena Headey

Money.. Its nothing really worth squabbling about. I mean, this is what puts people six feet under! — Burt Shavitz

The moment you grab someone by the lapels, you're lost. — Burt Reynolds

My acting is a bit like basketball. Most females in my films come off very well. I give great assist. And if I'm lucky, I even score. — Burt Reynolds

Maybe it was all those wild times that kept me young. — Burt Ward

We'll go back to the moon by not learning anything new. — Burt Rutan

He felt that his life was about to turn around, but Burt had no way of knowing that his fairy tale would eventually turn into a nightmare. — Jillian Cornell

I'm terrified of marriage. I'm terrified of not doing something so important and at the same time I think you shouldn't rush into these things. — Burt Reynolds

As long as you are curious, you defeat age. — Burt Lancaster

Women are my drugs and alcohol. When I'm involved with one woman, I'm involved with one woman. Period. But between romances, I am carnivorous. — Burt Reynolds

The best way not to fail again is to be absolutely positive that when you do it this time, you're going to do it right. — Burt Reynolds

Sometimes you have to lose yourself 'fore you can find anything. — Burt Reynolds

If liberals didn't have double standards, they wouldn't have any standards at all. — Burt Prelutsky

I hate looking backward, but every once in a while it sneaks up on you. — Burt Lancaster

I feel that I am a good actor. — Burt Lancaster

Sometimes I only succeed in beating myself to death. — Burt Lancaster

I'm going to tell Mrs. Burt that my mom doesn't want me to do anything that might rupture my hymen," Eleanor said. "For religious reasons. — Rainbow Rowell

The music is the last thing I'm thinking about right now, in order of what's important. — Burt Bacharach