Testamentary Gift Quotes & Sayings

I want to make honest music and tell honest stories that hopefully reflect the thoughts and feelings other people have. — Steve Grand

In history, truth should be held sacred, at whatever cost ... especially against the narrow and futile patriotism, which, instead of pressing forward in pursuit of truth, takes pride in walking backwards to cover the slightest nakedness of our forefathers. — Col. Thomas Aspinwall

I used to walk to the Washington Monument from North L Street Northwest. And I was so hungry at times, I would stop and look into the trash cans, and if there was a half a sandwich, I would take that sandwich and eat it. It was just a matter of survival. I didn't think much of it, but it was just the way things were. — Sugar Ray Leonard

Not stories told by wolf or man to frighten children, of Wolfbane and of werewolves, of grasht and goblins and of silly vampires, fables to frighten cowards with the threat of evil and of sin. But the power that lives beyond those stories, and makes them strong indeed, that lives in nightmares and in sleep. That is ribbed into the very fabric of conscious being. The power of love and hate. — David Clement-Davies

A heart that overflows may seek out merrymaking and boisterous festivities to quietly rejoice, unnoticed amidst the reveling crowds. — Franz Grillparzer

I know it's so 'in' to be blase, but that's not going to get you anywhere. — Elizabeth Mitchell

If you look at the charts every year, there may be five or ten memorable songs from each year. — Randy Jackson

When I filmed my episodes, the show hadn't aired yet, so there was no 'Glee' pandemonium. It was still untested. — Kenneth Choi

Climb up the ladder one step at a time, moving gracefully to the rhythm of your own heart.
- from the essay, On The Side of Time, Amazed. — Joanne Crisner Alcayaga

In meeting again after a separation, acquaintances ask after our outward life, friends after our inner life. — Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach

For some reason, humans have this funny thing about where we came from - it always has far more emotional weight than where we are. — Chris Milk

I've become this happiness scavenger who picks away at the ugliness of the world, because if there's happiness tucked away in my tragedies, I'll find it no matter what. If the blind can find joy in music, and the deaf can discover it with colors, I will do my best to always find the sun in the darkness because my life isn't one sad ending - it's a series of endless happy beginnings. — Adam Silvera