I hate myself and my face in particular. Richard Burton More Quotes by Richard Burton More Quotes From Richard Burton If you're going to make rubbish, be the best rubbish in it. Richard Burton rubbish being-the-best ifs A man that hoards up riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that carries gold and eats thistles. Richard Burton riches gold men 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 journey home travel I have to think hard to name an interesting man who does not drink. Richard Burton drinking beer men 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 fake-friends fake-people friendship 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 men memories When I played drunks I had to remain sober because I didn't know how to play them when I was drunk. Richard Burton humorous drinking funny Little islands are all large prisons: one cannot look at the sea without wishing for the wings of a swallow. Richard Burton sea islands wings I've done the most awful rubbish in order to have somewhere to go in the morning. Richard Burton fog morning order This diamond has so many carats it's almost a turnip. Richard Burton jewelry diamond jewels I am as dispassionate as it is possible for a human being to be and not be a machine. Richard Burton human-being possible i-am being The Welsh are all actors. It's only the bad ones who become professional. Richard Burton professional become only bad I am writing to please myself, though there is a feeling in some place in my head that this may be publishable. I haven't been writing for nothing. Richard Burton i-am feeling place myself My sister Edith died at the age of 43. She was the youngest sister and the funniest. I had to harrumph and snort a few times to stop the weeping. Richard Burton she stop sister age I might run from her for a thousand years and she is still my baby child. Our love is so furious that we burn each other out. Richard Burton child love-is baby love How do you live with one person for 13 years and another for eight and find both as alien as strangers? Richard Burton alien strangers live you All the bad things that have ever happened to me have always happened in Rome. Richard Burton bad things me always Anyone can play Henry VIII. I mean, even Robert Shaw... has played it. Richard Burton played even play mean You reach the top of the heap, but it's a circle, and you slip on the down side, maybe for years. You get scared. Richard Burton reach circle down you The only nice poets I've ever met were bad poets, and a bad poet is not a poet at all - ergo, I've never met a nice poet. Richard Burton never bad poet nice
