Friesner Herbarium Quotes & Sayings

It is not merely for to-day, but for all time to come that we should perpetuate for our children's children this great and free government, which we have enjoyed all our lives. — Abraham Lincoln

One of my favorite movies of all time is 'It's A Wonderful Life,' which is a pretty interesting choice for a seasonal Christmas favorite, because it's about a guy who wants to commit suicide and is presented with reasons not to. — Frank Darabont

Don't judge me. You're not living my life and you know nothing about my battles. You have not the faintest idea of how I manage to smile in the middle of storms or how I transform my despair into delight. You have not the faintest idea of what I have gone through and why I am who I am today. This is my life and only I know the real story. The strains, the struggles, the sorrows are all mine. They're not for you to assess or evaluate; I give that authority to none, for My Guiding Light is Within. - Manprit Kaur — Manprit Kaur

God would not allow Adam and Eve to eat of the forbidden tree, even though it was good for food, pleasant to the eye and to be desired to make one wise (Gen. 3). — Ralph Venning

She could not have gazed at him with a more rapturous intensity if she had been a small child and he a saucer of ice cream. — P.G. Wodehouse

I once terminated a partnership with a chap who proved
unreliable. As a matter of fact, I terminated him. — Edward Bernds

When I'm stuck in my writing, the world is amiss. If I'm eating a sandwich, it's an unsettled sandwich. If I'm in the shower, it's an incorrect shower. It's profoundly uncomfortable. But it's what keeps me pushing. — Melissa Rosenberg

The specifics of Cathy's and my life are different now, but the basic life challenges are exactly the same. — Cathy Guisewite

Your life may have taken a detour, but God is still on the throne. He has brought you this far, and sooner or later, your peace will be restored. — Joel Osteen

There is no longer beauty except in the struggle. No more masterpieces without an aggressive character. Poetry must be a violent assault against the unknown forces in order to overcome them and prostrate them before men. — Filippo Tommaso Marinetti

There's an old Fred Astaire movie where the stage becomes bigger and deeper and more complex. Moments like that really did impact on me and influence me. — Kenny Ortega

You have to risk failure to succeed. The important thing is not to make one single mistake that will jeopardize the future. — An Wang

I'm a European, and I live there. I work in European films, and then once in a while, I make an American movie. — Monica Bellucci