Throgmorton Estate Quotes & Sayings

What you're really after when you see a film or listen to a song is a singular vision, and I'm not sure how much of that you really get in Hollywood. — Nick Cave

Librarians are hot. They have knowledge and power over their domain ... It is no coincidence how many librarians are portrayed as having a passionate interior, hidden by a cool layer of reserve. Aren't books like that? On the shelf, their calm covers belie the intense experience of reading one. Reading inflames the soul. Now, what sort of person would be the keeper of such books? — Holly Black

Don't tell me about your effort. Show me your results. — Tim Fargo

The more we adhere to the truth, the brighter we shine. — Darlene Schacht

Ideas are easy; Saying it is easy; Doing it is difficult. — Steve Wynn

I have a lot of nightmares. — James L. Brooks

It is sweet and right to die for the homeland, but it is sweeter to live for the homeland, and the sweetest to drink for it. Therefore, let us drink to the health of the homeland. — Horace

There is a mandate to impose a voluntary return to traditional values. — Ronald Reagan

He [Steve Jobs] had come from the surplus electronics parts world.So he came from that world, and he said let's sell PC boards for $40. We'll build them for $20 and sell them for $40. — Steve Wozniak

You forgot my birthday, too."
"And mine."
The girls looked miserable. The King opened his mouth, then shut it.
"Sir!" whined Lord Teddie. "You forgot my birthday, too!"
Bramble gave a surprised laugh, then slapped her hand over her mouth, as though shocked at letting it out. The tension broke. The girls laughed sheepishly, and Lord Teddie beamed. He probably did not have many ladies think him funny. In fact, he probably got slapped by a lot of them. — Heather Dixon

All well-regulated families set apart an hour every morning for tea and bread and butter — Joseph Addison

You can't be an actor in a small town-you have to go to New York or L.A. — Jack White

Some preachers ought to put more fire into their sermons or more sermons into the fire. — Vance Havner

But they were as different as fire and ice. Robert Kennedy thought Eugene McCarthy was pompous, petty, and venal. McCarthy thought Kennedy was a spoiled, unintelligent demagogue. — Jack Newfield

It's not hard to own something. Or everything. You just have to know that it's yours, and then be willing to let it go. — Neil Gaiman