Vastrac Quotes & Sayings

My father was frightened of his mother; I was frightened of my father, and I am damned well going to see to it that my children are frightened of me. — King George V

Too thick to drink," as the boatmen used to say about the water of the Mississippi River, "too thin to walk on. — Paul Schneider

It's dangerous to think too much about how a film will be received. Filmmaking is not a popularity contest. Some would disagree. — Julia Leigh

You will look into my eyes and you will know I am The Game and that I am that damn good! — Triple H

I'm sad to see celluloid go, there's no doubt. But, you know, nitrate went, by the way, in 1971. If you ever saw a nitrate print of a silent film and then saw an acetate print, you'd see a big difference, but nobody remembers anymore. The acetate print is what we have. Maybe. Now it's digital. — Martin Scorsese

When I started to be a writer, I was not going to run the risk of boring you. — Daniel Woodrell

There are all kinds of things that can scare you every day. What if someone you know gets cancer? What if something happens to you sister or your friends or your parents? And what if you get hit by a car crossing the street or the kids at school find out what an unnatural freak you are and what if you go too far out in the lake and the water is over your head and what if there's a fire or a war?
And you can lie awake at night and worry about these things because it's scary and unpredictable, but it's REAL. It's possible.
-Mackie Doyle, The Replacement — Brenna Yovanoff

The wise parent lets the child's world teach him the lessons of life and then empathizes with his pain. Then he learns to respect the outside world's limits as well as his parents — Henry Cloud

But unshed tears can turn rancid. So can memory. So can biting your tongue. My bad nights were beginning. I couldn't sleep. — Margaret Atwood

The truths of life are not discovered by us. At moments unforeseen, some gracious influence descends upon the soul, touching it to an emotion which, we know not how, the mind transmutes into thought. — George Gissing

The journey of life is a sacred travel. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Money coming in says I've made the right marketing decisions. — Adam Osborne

When I was little, there were so many people in my house. Everyone was enjoying themselves, rehearsing, having fun. It was like a playground. — Marion Cotillard

Social Security is not just the foundation of America's retirement dignity and security, it ensures the economic stability and strength of our families and our state's economy. — Debbie Stabenow