Mark Burnett Quotes

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• Facing your fears robs them of their power.

  Mark Burnett

  Inspirational, Strength, Fear

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• Attitude produces character, and character produces hope.

  Mark Burnett

  Attitude, Character, Belief

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• I will guarantee you that the day you step outside your comfort zone by making success your goal is the day you discover that adversity, risk, and daring will make life sweeter than you ever imagined.

  Mark Burnett

  Adversity, Goal, Risk

  Mark Burnett (2001). “Dare to Succeed: How to Survive and Thrive in the Game of Life”, Hyperion

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• I learned firsthand that there would simply be no wars if people engaged in real conversation.

  Mark Burnett

  Real, War, People

  "Mark Burnett Started His Career Jumping Out Of Airplanes And Transporting Prisoners On Ships". Interview with Stephen Chao, www.businessinsider.com. April 21, 2011.

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• There's nothing like biting off more than you can chew, and then chewing anyway.

  Mark Burnett

  Inspirational, Effort, Hustle

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• The best person to get something done is a busy person.

  Mark Burnett

  Inspirational, Done, Busy

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• An instant family classic that is utterly unique but reminiscent of films like 'E.T.,' 'Sound of Music' and 'Life Is Beautiful.'

  Mark Burnett

  Beautiful, Unique, Music And Life

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• The world is changing, and the Internet is about to become the next broadcast network.

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  World, Next, Internet

  "Mark Burnett Brings Reality TV to the Web" by Jonathan Silverstein, abcnews.go.com. January 31, 2006.

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• You've heard the saying, 'Analysis creates paralysis.' You can't be 100 percent sure of anything.

  Mark Burnett

  Analysis, Heard, Paralysis

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• My mantra is: Realize you're going to fail all the time, and accept it. That doesn't mean I'm not frightened of it.

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  Mean, Realizing, Failing

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• If you want to be certain, you should never get married. You should never change jobs. In fact, you might as well just stay home. Because I don't know anybody who is certain. That need to be certain is just procrastination.

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  Jobs, Home, Procrastination

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• Whether it is the cavemen in the caves thousands of years ago, Shakespeare plays, television, movies and books, stories and characters take us on a journey. All I do is tell those stories without scripts and without actors.

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  Book, Character, Journey

  "Burnett is reality TV survivor". www.cnn.com. April 19, 2004.

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• One of the greatest freedoms of living in America is being able to ask the question: "If I could do anything I wanted with my life - money being no object - what would I do?" In many parts of the world, people don't have the luxury of asking that question.

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  Luxury, America, People

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• America is the most giving nation on Earth. One of the best ways to feel better is by doing something for somebody else.

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  Feel Better, America, Giving

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• I learned in America that Americans are into results. Americans don't care where you came from, what your family did, what school you graduated from. They care about if you can deliver the results. That's what makes America the country it is.

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  Country, School, America

  "Burnett is reality TV survivor". www.cnn.com. April 19, 2004.

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• There's no reason the story of Christianity wouldn't be more prevalent in film and television considering the audience size who love and believe the stories. This is a broad audience and deserves to be on broadcast TV.

  Mark Burnett

  Believe, Tvs, Size

  "‘A.D.’s Mark Burnett & Roma Downey On Besting ‘The Bible’, Season 2 And No Satan". Interview with Dominic Patten, deadline.com. April 3, 2015.

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• I came here with nothing, with maybe a hundred bucks in my pocket and had to get a job. And these wealthy people who had made their money themselves, I worked for. It did show me what could be achieved in America, what's possible if you have some vision to take big risks.

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  Jobs, America, People

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• I heard my name associated with the Peter Pan syndrome more than once. But really, what's so wrong with Peter Pan? Peter Pan flies. He is a metaphor for dreams and faith.

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  Dream, Names, Metaphor

  Mark Burnett (2001). “Dare to Succeed: How to Survive and Thrive in the Game of Life”, Hyperion

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• You don't need to make shows about sex and drugs and violence to get ratings.

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  Sex, Drug, Needs

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• How many times have you been out for a beer or dinner and people are coming up with business ideas? Everybody wants to think they've got that great business idea.

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  Beer, Thinking, Ideas

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• 'Survivor' wouldn't have happened had I not gone out there and helped CBS to sell sponsors to finance the first one. Part of my thinking on 'Survivor' was that it should have rewards that are corporate brands. A Big Mac, one thimble-full of Coca-Cola.

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  Thinking, Should Have, Survivor

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• I look at decisions like - it's like an Indiana Jones movie. The guy comes to a rope ladder, and he's being chased. There's uncertainty on the other side, but he knows when he gets to the other side, he's going to take his machete and cut the rope ladder behind him. He has no retreat.

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  Cutting, Guy, Decision

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• Content is King,' and with more screens needing entertaining content now than at any time in history, that statement is truer than ever.

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  Kings, Entertaining, Screens

  "Mark Burnett, Hearst Team Up for Joint Venture" by Georg Szalai, www.hollywoodreporter.com. April 11, 2011.

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• I found a nanny/child care position in Beverly Hills taking care of a 3-year-old and a 17-year-old. They had a large, wealthy house. I learned that I liked the way rich people lived. I learned that they were not smarter than me.

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  Children, Years, People

  "Mark Burnett Started His Career Jumping Out Of Airplanes And Transporting Prisoners On Ships" by Stephen Chao, www.businessinsider.com. April 21, 2011.

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• I needed to be in the bush. There I find solitude and beauty and purity and focus. That's where my heart lies.

  Mark Burnett

  Lying, Heart, Focus

  Mark Burnett (2001). “Dare to Succeed: How to Survive and Thrive in the Game of Life”, Hyperion

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