Heffernan Holland Quotes & Sayings

It seldom happens that a premature shoot of genius ever arrives at maturity. — Quintilian

Words outlive people, institutions, civilizations. Words spur images, associations, memories, inspirations and synapse pulsations. Words send off physical resonations of thought into the nethersphere. Words hurt, soothe, inspire, demean, demand, incite, pacify, teach, romance, pervert, unite, divide. Words be powerful. — Inga Muscio

We just watch anything speed by. To stop and really ponder what a product label says, or the tagline on a TV commercial, might be inherently silly. Those are things that are almost designed to be thrown away. — Aaron Belz

Humans seek connection above all else, and we are willing to destroy things to attain it. — Tarryn Fisher

I like to write stories that read like historical fiction about great, world-changing events through the lens of a flawed protagonist. — Carol Berg

All this angst, all this stuff we all feel, is just tied to making art. It's so ancient. — Paul Beatty

The recommended daily allowances are based on arbitrary, unscientific, and tainted standards. — William Proxmire

Is a chameleon a coward because it can change its color? No. It's evolved and awesome. I like to think of myself in a similar fashion. There is nothing wrong with having a strong sense of self-preservation. — Penny Reid

I suppose 'Gladiator' could be a Western - if you were writing your review in Athens, that is! To be honest, we didn't really think that way at the time. But there is common ground. And they both have horses - I liked that, obviously. — Russell Crowe

Riches, perhaps, do not so often produce crimes as incite accusers. — Samuel Johnson

For you to find a needle in-God, not even in a haystack. A needle in a tower full of other needles.'
'Plunge your hand into a tower of needles,' said Magnus, 'and you are likely to cut yourself badly. — Cassandra Clare

What has made it work, or what makes certain paintings successful or not, has to do with my being a painter and a thinking, feeling person, more than my sex, color, height, origin. — Helen Frankenthaler

In the supermarket Harry had bought a pizza grandiosa which he heated in the oven. He thought how odd it was to be sitting in Sweden, eating Italian food made in Norway. — Jo Nesbo

When it comes to dealing with the world's climate and energy challenges, I have a simple rule: change America, change the world. — Thomas Friedman

If you want something different, you are going to have to do something different. — Jack Canfield