Meeting of the Minds: Edmund Burke Vs. Delta Burke
By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.
Edmund Burke
I like it when I strut.
Delta Burke
He had no failings which were not owing to a noble cause; to an ardent, generous, perhaps an immoderate passion for fame; a passion which is the instinct of all great souls.
Edmund Burke
I still have my days when I wake up and look at myself and think, You’re such a dog.
Delta Burke
I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of the people.
Edmund Burke
If you want to say it with flowers, a single rose says: “I’m cheap!”
Delta Burke
Beauty is the promise of happiness.
Edmund Burke
Yes, I really do love tiaras.
Delta Burke
Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.
Edmund Burke
I don’t like deliberate cruelty in stand-up comics, and I was the brunt of a lot of it.
Delta Burke
He that struggles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.
Edmund Burke
I’ll do humor about myself, I’ll poke fun and everything, but that’s me and I can do it to me. I think it’s cruel to do it to somebody else.
Delta Burke