"Men who had poetry in their soul come silently into the world and live quietly down the years, and yet when they are gone no moon in the sky is lucid enough to compare with the light they shed when they are among the living." — Carlos Bulosan, English-language Filipino poet, born 1913
"I see humanity now as one vast plant, needing for its highest fulfillment only love, the natural blessings of the great outdoors, and intelligent crossing and selection." — Luther Burbank, American botanist, born 1849
"If you believe in an unseen Christ, you will believe in the unseen Christlike potential of others." — Anthony Burgess, English author, born 1917
"A woman isn't as old as she thinks she is. She's as old as men think she is." — Billie Burke, American actress, born 1884
"A woman past forty should make up her mind to be young; not her face." — Billie Burke, American actress, born 1884
"All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing." — Edmund Burke, Irish statesman, born 1729
"Under the pressure of the cares and sorrows of our mortal condition, men have at all times, and in all countries, called in some physical aid to their moral consolations - wine, beer, opium, brandy, or tobacco." — Edmund Burke, Irish statesmen, born 1729
"I wish my mother had left me something about how she felt growing up. I wish my grandmother had done the same. I wanted my girls to know me." — Carol Burnett, American comedian, born 1933
"For 10 years, I gave away my possessions every year and moved on to a new place." — John Burnside, Scottish writer, born 1955
"It is common knowledge now that we depend on insects for our continued existence; that, without key pollinators, the human population would collapse in less than a decade." — John Burnside, Scottish writer, born 1955
"It never seems to occur to some people, that, like beauty, a sense of humor may sometimes be fatal." — Edgar Rice Burroughs, American author, born 1875