Fruitgum Quotes & Sayings

It is the part of a fool to give advice to others and not himself to be on his guard. — Phaedrus

Hitler is a shy and friendly man with artistic tastes and gifts. — Carl Jung

In essence, the optimistic style involves taking credit for successes but little blame for failures. — Daniel Kahneman

I'm not a minority: I'm a majority of one. We all are. To call someone a minority, you give them baggage, of not being full, or not being seen as full. All of us need to be seen as full human beings. — Jose Antonio Vargas

It was a prom dress.It was pink.It was originally seventy percent off,but Ma got it down to eighty-five percent off by screaming "My water broke!" while we were checking out — Laurie Halse Anderson

The possibilities of pleasure seemed that morning so enormous and so various that to have only a moth's part in life, and a day moth's at that, appeared a hard fate, and his zest in enjoying his meagre opportunities to the full, pathetic. He flew vigorously to one corner of his compartment, and, after waiting there a second, flew across to the other. What remained for him but to fly to a third corner and then to a fourth? That was all he could do, in spite of the size of the downs, the width of the sky, the far-off smoke of houses, and the romantic voice, now and then, of a steamer out at sea. What he could do he did. — Virginia Woolf

At least no one on the Gryffindor team had to buy their way in! They got in on pure talent! — J.K. Rowling

You were a laugh with some potential. Now you're but a pricey pain. — David Hine

I have been incredibly privileged with my roles - after all I have had the chance to do some fantastic fun acting such as the Spice Girls Movie - who can ever forget that! — Richard E. Grant

I deal with the hatred by loving my supporters more. — George Zimmerman

Try as we do to resist what we're given, this is the only doorway to truth. We waste too much time and energy denying or fighting where we find ourselves. — Mark Nepo

I'm not quite sure. Probably because "Hanky Panky" and "I Think We're Alone Now" had more to do with it than anything else. For some reason, staccato eighth notes on a bass sounded like bubblegum. Basically, groups like the 1910 Fruitgum Co. took my early format and kind of perverted it, and made these mindless pre-fab hits over and over. In the 60s, anybody who was making commercial music, that is music that didn't have a political slant to it, or wasn't taking drugs, was bubblegum. And that term kind of hung on a lot of people back then, and it's unfortunate. — Tommy James

Put a picture of yourself as a child in view somewhere, to remind yourself to be playful. — Alexandra Stoddard

So promise me, right now, my dick still inside you, you naked on top of me in bed, us sharing what we just shared, us having a taste of what it's like apart and knowin' we're better together, you won't leave me. — Kristen Ashley

The extras are a nice bonus feature, but the main incentive is the musical experience. — Aaron Neville