All my stepchildren carried the burden of my fame. Sometimes they would read terrible things about me, and I'd worry about whether it would hurt them. I would tell them: 'Don't hide these things from me. I'd rather you ask me these things straight out, and I'll answer all your questions.' Marilyn Monroe
He who is of calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition youth and age are equally a burden.plato
Horrible things happen when you run out of other people's money, and life and work becomes a burden when there is no reward for your effort. Tammy Bruce
I feel sometimes that in children's books there are more and more grim problems, but I don't know that I want to burden third- and fourth-graders with them. Beverly Cleary
I love, love writing about Los Angeles. I love exploring every part of it. And I find, rather than a burden, it's actually one of the most enjoyable parts of the writing process for me. I love everything about L.A. Okay, not the traffic. But I love the way it looks. I love the geography. I love the diversity. Robert Crais
I think race has been a burden for black Americans. Being Muslim has also been a challenge because so many people do not understand Islam. Kareem Abdul Jabbar
I would get up at 3 in the morning and write. Or sometimes I would write at midnight. Or I would write when my child napped. It wasn't a burden. I was so enthused about what I was doing at the time that I really didn't mind. Bebe Moore Campbell
It's a burden trying to keep a secret. It's hard. It probably takes more out of you trying to hold it and keep it than it does for you to really let it out. Magic Johnson
Tranquil pleasures last the longest; we are not fitted to bear the burden of great joys. Christian Nestell Bovee
When I was a kid, no one would believe anything positive that you could say about black people. That's a terrible burden.Kareem Abdul Jabbar
You know, just in terms of having to have a life on the road, you know, having the celebrity aspect be a burden for my family, friends and extended family. Julius Lrving
You know, just in terms of having to have a life on the road, you know, having the celebrity aspect be a burden for my family, friends and extended family. Julius Erving