Van Herleen Quotes & Sayings

Perhaps I am the only person who, asked whether she were a witch or not, could truthfully say, "I do not know. I do know some very strange things have happened to me, or through me."
Lady Alice Rowhedge — Norah Lofts

Assassins and presidents invite the same basic question: Just who do you think you are? — Sarah Vowell

I did not feel 'evil' when I wrote advertisements for Puerto Rico. They helped attract industry and tourists to a country which had been living on the edge of starvation for 400 years. — David Ogilvy

Tricks and treachery are merely proofs of lack of skill. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

From this moment forward ... I stop the blame game and excuses. I am responsible for my life and for where I am today. I cannot blame the people and circumstances in my past, and I refuse to hide behind my past mistakes. — Lance Wubbels

In these difficult years, America has suffered from a fever of words: from inflated rhetoric that promises more than it can deliver; from angry rhetoric that fans discontents into hatreds; from bombastic rhetoric that postures instead of persuading. — Rick Perlstein

So live. I'll be the nun for you. I am now. — Annie Dillard

Out of the seventy movies I've written some ten of them were not entirely waste product. — Ben Hecht

You know what I find ironic? My homophobic mother offers
you her cabbage rolls as a truce and you respond by asking her if
it was 'tacit approval' to suck my cock."
"She shoved a phallic symbol my way and told me to eat it. — Dani Alexander

As an actor, or as a person, I like to do things that are challenging. — Joanne Froggatt

We go to Italy every winter, and my husband's mother has a bingo party on Christmas. Every woman brings a dish: lentils, cavolo nero, tons of beans, polenta, every type of cheese, bruschetta, fresh vegetables, and local olive oil and wine. — Debi Mazar

Junk?" Lina repeated, incredulous. Oh, she wasn't about to let that pass. — Jaleigh Johnson

Thanksgiving is a season that is very much in accord with the themes and teachings of Jesus Christ. — John Clayton

Timing is everything. Tell me how a young man spends his evenings and I will tell you how far he is likely to go in the world. The popular notion is that a youth's progress depends upon how he acts during his working hours. It doesn't. It depends far more upon how he utilizes his leisure ... If he spends it in harmless idleness, he is likely to be kept on the payroll, but that will be about all. If he diligently utilizes his own time ... to fit himself for more responsible duties, then the greater responsibilities - and greater rewards - are almost certain to come to him ... — B.C. Forbes