H. L. Burke Quotes

Neither our own passing nor the passing of an era is a tragedy, no matter how much we would like to think it is.

Apollo Records signed me for my gospel ability.

It is only through my daughter that I have come to realise that a life without femininity – devoid of mystery, emotion, gentleness and the unerring power of a woman’s love – is no life at all.

The best crime novels are all based on people keeping secrets. All lying - you may think a lie is harmless, but you put them all together and there's a calamity.

The major deterrent to war is in a mans mind.

There is no reason why marriage should necessarily compel an actress to forego her career.

To speak of atrocious crime in mild language is treason to virtue.

I cannot conceive how any man can have brought himself to that pitch of presumption, to consider his country as nothing but carte blanche, upon which he may scribble whatever he pleases.

Surely the church is a place where one day's truce ought to be allowed to the dissensions and animosities of mankind.

The public interest requires doing today those things that men of intelligence and good will would wish, five or ten years hence, had been done.

The more accurately we search into the human mind, the stronger traces we everywhere find of his wisdom who made it.

I consider how little man is, yet, in his own mind, how great. He is lord and master of all things, yet scarce can command anything.

The marketplace obliges men, whether they will or not, in pursuing their own selfish interests, to connect the general good with their own individual success.

As mankind becomes more enlightened to know their real interests, they will esteem the value of agriculture; they will find it in their natural--their destined occupation.

All virtue which is impracticable is spurious.

Society is indeed a contract. ... It is a partnership in all science; a partnership in all art; a partnership in every virtue, and in all perfection.

Men have no right to put the well-being of the present generation wholly out of the question. Perhaps the only moral trust with any certainty in our hands is the care of our own time.

To execute laws is a royal office; to execute orders is not to be a king. However, a political executive magistracy, though merely such, is a great trust.

A lie is an act of theft. It steals peoples faith and makes them resent themselves

We decry violence all the time in this country, but look at our history. We were born in a violent revolution, and we've been in wars ever since. We're not a pacific people.

someone was telling me that no more applications were being accepted for the position of God.

It's a bit much describing it as a moral challenge from a government that's tripled the deficit and added $100 billion to net debt.

The nature of things is, I admit, a sturdy adversary.

A conscientious man would be cautious how he dealt in blood.

Custom reconciles us to everything.

Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed.

Louisiana is a fresh-air mental asylum.

I'll do humor about myself, I'll poke fun and everything, but that's me and I can do it to me. I think it's cruel to do it to somebody else.

I've tried just about every crazy diet you can imagine.

Power and beauty come from a very deep place.

Dating is really hard because everyone puts on a front. It's really difficult to see who is who, so it is important to be yourself.

Latin men are the most passionate men in the world - they may not be the most aggressive, but they are very passionate, very romantic.

Playing well with others isn't all it's cracked up to be.

Apathy is grossly undervalued and never there for me when I need it.

No Time For Goodbye is a deliciously smart thriller, full of surprises and perfect pacing. I'm jealous I didn't write it.

Anyone who's had a shower and hasn't ingested illegal narcotics within a couple of days stands out on a bench in the courthouse.

For years, I had used these fractured men to justify my cynicism and workaholism, and the grief, insomnia and casual anorexia were no longer of any interest to me.

Language shapes consciousness and from consciousness, our world is shaped.

I think when an actress marries she should leave the stage. She cannot be happy if she is married and remains on the stage. She must care more for her art or for her husband.

Forty is better than 30. I have a better understanding of who I am, what makes me tick, what's okay and not okay.

I just love to experience things. I would do almost anything once.

I don't idolize anyone or aspire to be like anyone.

Coming from the modeling industry I have to exercise a lot, but I do enjoy it... I don't want to put my swimsuit on if I'm not fit.

What is age, anyway? I feel young because I'm beginning a new chapter in my life, which is so exciting!

Once I started focusing on the things I wanted, they all started coming true.

To me, sweat is workout bliss.

I don't get stage fright, I actually love the energy, I love the spontaneity, I love the adrenaline you get in front of a live audience, it actually really works for me.

I think Halle Berry is one of the most beautiful women on the planet.

I write back to all the soldiers who write to me and send them posters and calendars.

I'm not a fan of chrome wheels. I sort of like brushed, brushed steel, more European style.