The Descendants Wiki Quotes & Sayings

If a man has the assurance within his own heart that he is worthy, and that he is laboring to the best of his ability to do good, he can stand up under the condemnation, the criticism and the censure of those by whom he is surrounded. — Heber J. Grant

I'd rather play a few nights at the Fillmore than play one night at an arena. — Lucinda Williams

Traditionally poetry is written in lines. But the prose poem is the kind of poem that isn't written in lines. It is lyrical prose that uses the tricks of poetry, such as dense imagery. This is a big topic of debate in poetry land. There's no perfect definition. — Campbell McGrath

Those who perpetrate stories must act cruelly. — Johnny Rich

The idea of writer as sage is pretty much dead today. I would certainly feel very uncomfortable in the role. — J.M. Coetzee

'Fury' whetted my appetite for a bigger canvas and this idea of world creation. You can do amazing things as a filmmaker if you have the proper tools, and those are time and money. — David Ayer

Give up your thirst for books, so that you do not die a grouch. — Marcus Aurelius

I think that the things that are supposed to happen stay inside you...even if they cannot be, they fight to get out of you. Even if the adversities of life keep you imprisoned, making your destiny seem impossible...you still feel it. There has to be a place, somewhere, even in dreams... where the things that are supposed to happen...happen. — Chelsie Shock

We have to know that nothing is promised, nothing is guaranteed, especially tomorrow. — Chuck Pagano

You know what that reflects? Unsatisfied lives. Unfulfilled lives. Lives that haven't found meaning . Because if you've found meaning in your life, you don't want to go back. You want to go forward. You want to see more, do more. You can't wait until sixty-five. — Mitch Albom

I've been fortunate that when Frank Sinatra was in concert, he would say, 'Here's a song by a wonderful young songwriter, Jimmy Webb,' and I'd be in the front row and stand up. That gets people talking about you. — Jimmy Webb

Displaying vice to the mockery of men deals it a great blow. Men put up with admonition but are loath to be mocked. One might be willing to be wicked; one cannot bear to appear foolish. — Moliere

I want to touch people with the music and help them through whatever they're going through. That's what music's there for - making people happy. — Conrad Sewell