Mark Burnett Quotes

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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.…
• I learned firsthand that there would simply be no wars if people engaged in real conversation.
• 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…
• When I see someone in a military uniform I make it a point to approach them, shake their hand and say five words... 'thank you…
• Facing your fears robs them of their power.
• There's nothing like biting off more than you can chew, and then chewing anyway.
• I needed to be in the bush. There I find solitude and beauty and purity and focus. That's where my heart lies.
• America is the most giving nation on Earth. One of the best ways to feel better is by doing something for somebody else.
• 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.
• Content is King,' and with more screens needing entertaining content now than at any time in history, that statement is truer than ever.
• Every show on television has a downward trend because there are so many more things to watch. You can only deal with what is the…
• 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…
• I honestly think that in five years time, television will be watched on computer screens anyway and you'll be doing multiple things. You'll be 'IMing'…
• 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.…
• 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…
• I very much like Kenya. It's hard to beat the Masai Mara and the idea of ballooning across it. I have a great time at…
• Attitude produces character, and character produces hope.
• You don't need to make shows about sex and drugs and violence to get ratings.
• 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…
• The best person to get something done is a busy person.

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