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I grew up among heroes who went down the pit, who played rugby, told stories, sang songs of war.


Richard Burton

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ROBERT BURTON Why doth one man's yawning make another yawn?
ROBERT BURTON Men are four: He who knows not and knows not he knows not, he is a fool--shun him; He who kno...
LADY BURTON Much may be done in those little shreds and patches of time, which every day produces, and which mo...
ROBERT BURTON For idleness is an appendix to nobility.
ROBERT BURTON All places are distant from heaven alike.
ROBERT BURTON As much valour is to be found in feasting as in fighting, and some of our city captains and carpet ...
ROBERT BURTON There'll be bluebirds over the white cliffs of Dover,
Tomorrow, just you wait and see.
NAT BURTON I’m doing the absolute opposite of giving myself away. As far as I’m concerned, I’ll be comple...
JESSIE BURTON We can't afford to sacrifice another generation of American children to bureaucratic politics. W...
LEVAR BURTON How is it that mercury is not safe for food additives and Over the Counter drug products, but it is ...
DAN BURTON