Richard Burton Quotes

• If you're going to make rubbish, be the best rubbish in it.

  Richard Burton

  Rubbish, Being The Best, Ifs

  "Paranoia & Power: Fear & Fame of Entertainment Icons" by Gene N. Landrum, Morgan James Publishing, (p. 225), November 1, 2007.

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• I have to think hard to name an interesting man who does not drink.

  Richard Burton

  Drinking, Beer, Men

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• One of the gladdest moments of human life, methinks, is the departure upon a distant journey into unknown lands. Shaking off with one mighty effort the fetters of habit, the leaden weight of routine, the cloak of many cares and the slavery of home, man feels once more happy.

  Richard Burton

  Travel, Home, Journey

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• A man that hoards up riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that carries gold and eats thistles.

  Richard Burton

  Men, Gold, Riches

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• False friendship, like the ivy, decays and ruins the walls it embraces; but true friendship gives new life and animation to the object it supports.

  Richard Burton

  Friendship, Fake Friends, Fake People

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• When I played drunks I had to remain sober because I didn't know how to play them when I was drunk.

  Richard Burton

  Funny, Humorous, Drinking

  "Bottled Wisdom: Over 1,000 Spirited Quotations & Anecdotes" by Mark Pollman, Wildstone Media, (p. 146), January 1, 1998.

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• How strange are the tricks of memory, which, often hazy as a dream about the most important events of a man's life, religiously preserve the merest trifles.

  Richard Burton

  Dream, Memories, Men

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• This diamond has so many carats it's almost a turnip.

  Richard Burton

  Jewels, Jewelry, Diamond

  "Sex Devotional: 365 Days of Passion, Positions, and Pure Pleasure" by Olivia St. Claire, Adams Media, (p. 309), November 18, 2009.

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• I've done the most awful rubbish in order to have somewhere to go in the morning.

  Richard Burton

  Morning, Fog, Order

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Little islands are all large prisons: one cannot look at the sea without wishing for the wings of a swallow.

  Richard Burton

  Islands, Sea, Wings

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