87th Birthday Quotes & Sayings

I firmly believe that we have more latent musical talent in America than there is in any other country. But to dig it out there must be good music throughout the land, a lot of it. Everyone must hear it, and such a process takes time. — John Philip Sousa

MILLIE STOOD AND with no warning, lifted the tape recorder above her head and threw it to the ground as if she couldn't bear to hear another word. The back of the tape recorder sprang off when it hit the ground, and the fat D batteries rolled out like wounded soldiers, their tank disabled, their weapons depleted — Amy Harmon

The library is inhabited by spirits that come out of the pages at night. — Isabel Allende

Ugly programs are like ugly suspension bridges: they're much more liable to collapse than pretty ones, because the way humans (especially engineer-humans) perceive beauty is intimately related to our ability to process and understand complexity. A language that makes it hard to write elegant code makes it hard to write good code. — Eric S. Raymond

I think that's more a reflection of the fact I've never been a student of any particular school of writing, or even listening. — Feist

We seldom praise anyone in good earnest, except such as admire us. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

So there are countless reasons to remain on this Godforsaken planet that was long considered the only world, if for no other reason than to learn the end of our story: what the author of our lives has not yet taken the trouble to finish. — Filippo Bologna

No I don't have a sex tape and I'm kind of upset that I don't. You know why? 'Cause I'm really good, — Jenny McCarthy

Our gymnasium was remarkable and had more stuff in it than one could dream up in a nightmare. Furthermore, every boy had to use every piece of it during gymnasium class. — Preston Sturges

I don't know how many good books I still have in me; I hope there are another four or five. — Haruki Murakami

Remember that people will brag about what they've achieved, but they don't brag about the price they paid to get it. — Penelope Trunk