Ed Burns Quotes

To make three guineas do the work of five.

All my fears and cares are of this world; if there is another, an honest man has nothing to fear from it.

When Nature her great masterpiece designed,And framed her last, best work, the human mind,Her eye intent on all the wondrous plan,She formed of various stuff the various Man.

Ah, gentle dames! it gars me greet To think how monie counsels sweet, How monie lengthened sage advices, The husband frae the wife despises.

The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that.

What's a' your jargon o' your schools, Your Latin names for horns and stools; If honest nature made you fools.

If Heaven a draught of heavenly pleasure spare, One cordial in this melancholy vale, 'T is when a youthful, loving, modest pair In other's arms breathe out the tender tale

Dweller in yon dungeon dark, Hangman of creation, mark! Who in widow weeds appears, Laden with unhonoured years, Noosing with care a bursting purse, Baited with many a deadly curse?

Now simmer blinks on flowery braes, And o'er the crystal streamlet plays.

In durance vile 1here must I wake and weep, And all my frowsy couch in sorrow steep.

A prince can mak a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that; But an honest man's aboon his might: Guid faith, he maunna fa' that.

Great for good, or great for evil.

Flow gently, sweet Afton, among thy green braes, Flow gently, I'll sing thee a song in thy praise.

At length his lonely cot appears in view, Beneath the shelter of an aged tree; Th' expectant wee-things, toddling, stacher thro' To meet their Dad, wi' flichterin noise an' glee.

They never sought in vain that sought the Lord alright!

The majority of short term trading results are just random. In the long term the money ends up with those that can trade and manage risk.

Admiration takes on a whole new level when you appreciate just how complex it is to run a modern business.

I don't want to overemphasize this, but not a day goes by when I don't think about my mother and what she would think about what I just did. I often adjust my approach.

This old notion that work is drudgery is nonsense. Most days, even back when Xerox was under siege, I could not wait to get to the office.

You don’t have to be at every volleyball game. We can’t guilt ourselves.

Xerox is really good at managing documents, and we're definitely good at managing through a process.

Never say never to anything, .. As you get older, being alone isn't very desirable. You want someone to drink your coffee with, to share your television with. I missed male companionship.

Art, when destroyed can never be replaced, yet history repeats itself.

Don't apologize for what you think you did wrong. Apologize for what they think you did wrong.

A good dancer changes the way dancing was thought after he left the floor.

Nobody comes out of their mother's womb doing cucarachas.

The best relationship student -teacher is in knowing who is right for you and who you are right for.

Yale men do not like to be told anything by people who didn't go to Yale. The closest I came to Yale was once I had one of their padlocks.

If I paid $3 or $4 for a cigar, first I'd sleep with it.

This is all so exciting I've decided to keep making one movie every 36 years.

When I wasn't working, I put the blame directly where it belonged - I blamed my agent. When I didn't have an agent, I spent time looking for a new agent so I would have somebody to blame.

Renewal and revival often begin when young people take a stand for God.

Louis Armstrong is quite simply the most important person in American music. He is to 20th century music (I did not say jazz) what Einstein is to physics.

It follows the seasons, beginning each year with the fond expectancy of springtime and ending with the hard facts of autumn.

I enjoy total creative control right now. Nobody tells me to make it longer, shorter, better, sexier, more violent, whatever.

Wynton told us that Miles sold out, just wanted to make more money, just wanted to sell more records. I don't believe that Miles sold out but I'm not in a position to say.

He's as old as some trees.

Some wee short hour ayont the twal.

The fear o' hell's a hangman's whip To haud the wretch in order; But where ye feel your honour grip, Let that aye be your border.

Oatcakes are a delicate relish when eaten warm with ale.

For thus the royal mandate ran, When first the human race began, "The social, friendly honest man, Whate'er he be, Tis he fulfils great Nature's plan, And none but he!"

But deep this truth impressed my mind — Thro' all his works abroad, The heart benevolent and kind The most resembles God.

As Tammie glow'red, amazed and curious, The mirth and fun grew fast and furious.

Pharmaceutical projects are like fresh fruit - they depreciate if they are not tended to, and they do poorly if sitting on the shelf with long periods of inactivity.

Such is the fate of simple Bard, On life's rough ocean luckless starr'd

Give a man a hoe and he is something to exploit. Give him a book and he is something to fear.

Reaching for the stars, perfectionists may end up clutching air. They suffer from mood disorders, troubled relationships, and stress. They may even achieve less than others.

This is the sixth book I've written, which isn't bad for a guy who's only read two.

Old age is when you resent the swimsuit issue of Sports Illustrated because there are fewer articles to read.

I'd say that about 82 percent of what I write is bad, but don't go by me; I'm as bad a judge as I am a writer. Look, if it were all good, you'd be paying twice as much for this book.