Freckmann Herbarium Quotes & Sayings

I had all the fame anyone could want, and I ran away from it. — Macaulay Culkin

You create your own audience, and your own community of peers, and in some ways you create your own forebears as well. — John D'Agata

There is no law in the world - there is no law unwritten, there's no law on the books - that's gonna stop a criminal from getting a gun. — Rush Limbaugh

An archer competing for a clay vessel shoots effortlessly, his or her skill and concentration unimpeded. If the prize is changed to a brass ornament, the hands begin to shake. If it is changed to gold, he or she squints as if going blind. The abilities do not deteriorate, but belief in them does, as he or she allows the supposed value of an external reward to cloud the vision. — Zhuangzi

I'm starting to think, though, that some things never get that. The replay, and all. So at some point you have to make peace with it as it is, not keep waiting for a chance to change it — Sarah Dessen

Congealed fat is pretty much the same, irrespective of the delicacy around which it is concealed. — Clement Freud

You're so freaking hot, Michaels. As much as I love watching you suck my thumb, I have bigger plans for you. I wanna show you how good this can be. I need to be buried balls deep inside you, and I will be, but I want you good and relaxed before we start. — Kindle Alexander

What hope is there for individual reality or authenticity when the forces of violence and orthodoxy, the earthly powers of guns and bombs and manipulated public opinion make it impossible for us to be authentic and fulfilled human beings?
The only hope is in the creation of alternative values, alternative realities. The only hope is in daring to redream one's place in the world - a beautiful act of imagination, and a sustained act of self becoming. Which is to say that in some way or another we breach and confound the accepted frontiers of things. — Ben Okri

However fake the subject, once photographed, it's as good as real. — Hiroshi Sugimoto

I've never been a fast writer. — George R R Martin

Outsiders think of Silicon Valley as a success story, but in truth, it is a graveyard. Failure.. is Silicon Valley's greatest strength. Every failed product or enterprise is a lesson stored in the collective memory of the country. We not only don't stigmatize failure, sometime we even admire it. Venture Capitalists actually like to see a little failure in the resumes of entrepreneurs. — Michael Malone

Life does not have to be huge and over-the-top to be fulfilling. Everyday doesn't have to be out-of-the-ordinary spectacular to be inspiring. There is a joy in sharing simple things with someone special, in finding your own way, and following the path that was laid out for you. There is a joy in the journey that you are totally missing. — Sandra D. Bricker

I believe most Americans are pro-choice and anti-abortion. — Newt Gingrich

I've done movies with a sword before. But I haven't really been given the full responsibility of something like a Ridley Scott film. — Orlando Bloom

I wasn't a smart kid in terms of numbers, but, I told them, 'I'm a thoughtful, responsible guy.' — Richard Hanna