Forsythia Shrubs Quotes & Sayings

My songwriting is so influenced by orchestrated music, dramatic, super glam rock-y stuff. Two of my biggest influences in songwriting were Elton John and Freddie Mercury. — Brandi Carlile

Any parent wants what is best for their children. I am not going to make a choice for my child on the basis of what is the politically correct thing to do. — Tony Blair

The fact that some religious fanatics might support a theory doesn't invalidate it, anymore than the concurrence of UFO abduction cults invalidates the notion of extra-terrestrial life. — James P. Hogan

I'd rather play in front of a full house than an empty crowd. — Johnny Giles

I'm the type of guy who fails and fails and fails, and then, as if failure has become sick of him, succeeds. — Bruce Jenner

Many believe effective networking is done face-to-face, building a rapport with someone by looking at them in the eye, leading to a solid connection and foundational trust. — Raymond Arroyo

I'm happy with the success I've had, and I feel like there's been a lot that I've learned this year, and that's a great thing going into the future. — Rory McIlroy

It was a perfect spring day. The air was sweet and gentle and the sky stretched high, an intense blue. Harold was certain that the last time he had peered through the net drapes of Fossebridge Road (his home), the trees and hedges were dark bones and spindles against the skyline; yet now that he was out, and on his feet, it was as if everywhere he looked, the fields, gardens, trees, and hedgerows and exploded with growth. A canopy of sticky young leaves clung to the branches above him. There were startling yellow clouds of forsythia, trails of purple aubrietia; a young willow shook in a fountain of silver. The first of the potato shoots fingered through the soil, and already tiny buds hung from the gooseberry and currant shrubs like the earrings Maureen used to wear. The abundance of new life was enough to make him giddy. — Rachel Joyce

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. — Anais Nin