--- title: "1 Richard Burton Quotes By Mark Shand" description: "1 Richard Burton quotes by Mark Shand. Plus more from Mark Shand and more Richard Burton sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c09/mark-shand-26191_heroes_richard-burton-is-one-of-my-heroes-10051_1005119.jpg" --- > [Richard Burton is one of my heroes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shand/richard-burton-is-one-of-my-heroes/) [Mark Shand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shand/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c09/mark-shand-26191_heroes_richard-burton-is-one-of-my-heroes-10051_1005119.jpg) ## More by Mark Shand > [I've known elephants with broken hearts, others with depression.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shand/i-ve-known-elephants-with-broken-hearts-others-with-depression/) [Mark Shand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shand/) > [Save the elephants, and then you save the forest - and then you save yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shand/save-the-elephants-and-then-you-save-the-forest-and-then-you-save/) [Mark Shand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shand/) > [Surrounded by a burgeoning human population, Asian elephants have to contend with the spread of settlements and farming, and the demands of rapidly developing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shand/surrounded-by-a-burgeoning-human-population-asian-elephants-have-to/) [Mark Shand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shand/) > [The elephant can survive only if forests survive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shand/the-elephant-can-survive-only-if-forests-survive/) [Mark Shand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shand/) > [Elephants seek food elsewhere if their route is blocked, and raiding crops and grain stores brings them into conflict with people, often resulting in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shand/elephants-seek-food-elsewhere-if-their-route-is-blocked-and-raiding/) [Mark Shand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shand/) > [People are so difficult. Give me an elephant any day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shand/people-are-so-difficult-give-me-an-elephant-any-day/) [Mark Shand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shand/) > [I was probably spoilt, if I'm being totally honest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shand/i-was-probably-spoilt-if-i-m-being-totally-honest/) [Mark Shand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shand/) > [Richard Burton is one of my heroes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shand/richard-burton-is-one-of-my-heroes/) [Mark Shand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shand/) > [You can cut a tree down, and it grows back. Once a species goes, it's gone forever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shand/you-can-cut-a-tree-down-and-it-grows-back-once-a-species-goes-it-s/) [Mark Shand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shand/) > [If you cut down the forest, you know what happens: The whole of Asia turns into a desert. Without water, you're talking civil unrest,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shand/if-you-cut-down-the-forest-you-know-what-happens-the-whole-of-asia/) [Mark Shand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shand/) > [If I was a businessman, I could have made a huge amount of money. But none of that really crossed my mind while I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shand/if-i-was-a-businessman-i-could-have-made-a-huge-amount-of-money-but/) [Mark Shand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shand/) > [My flat is a bit like an oriental bazaar. It's filled with the oddest objects from all my travels, and you can't really move…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shand/my-flat-is-a-bit-like-an-oriental-bazaar-it-s-filled-with-the-oddest/) [Mark Shand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shand/) > [In the central Indian state of Orissa, mining has scarred the landscape, and it is already too late to secure most of the traditional…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shand/in-the-central-indian-state-of-orissa-mining-has-scarred-the/) [Mark Shand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shand/) > [When you look at elephant herds that are nonstressed, the males are never around. They mate, they go; they're loners.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shand/when-you-look-at-elephant-herds-that-are-nonstressed-the-males-are/) [Mark Shand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shand/) > [Elephants love to play around. They are very intelligent animals. They have a strong bond, at times stretching to several decades, with their mahouts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shand/elephants-love-to-play-around-they-are-very-intelligent-animals-they/) [Mark Shand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shand/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/richard-burton/mark-shand/#itemlist", "name": "1 Richard Burton Quotes By Mark Shand", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Richard Burton is one of my heroes.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mark Shand" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shand/richard-burton-is-one-of-my-heroes/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c09/mark-shand-26191_heroes_richard-burton-is-one-of-my-heroes-10051_1005119.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c09/mark-shand-26191_heroes_richard-burton-is-one-of-my-heroes-10051_1005119.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c09/mark-shand-26191_heroes_richard-burton-is-one-of-my-heroes-10051_1005119.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Richard Burton is one of my heroes.” — Mark Shand", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/richard-burton/mark-shand/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/richard-burton/mark-shand/", "name": "Richard Burton Quotes by Mark Shand", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/richard-burton/mark-shand/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c09/mark-shand-26191_heroes_richard-burton-is-one-of-my-heroes-10051_1005119.jpg" }, "description": "1 Richard Burton quotes by Mark Shand. 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