Verdantly Quotes & Sayings

Believe me, if all those endearing young charms,
Which I gaze on so fondly to-day,
Were to change by to-morrow, and fleet in my arms,
Live fairy-gifts fading away,
Thou wouldst still be adored, as this moment thou art,
Let thy loveliness fade as it will,
And around the dear ruin each wish of my heart
Would entwine itself verdantly still.
It is not while beauty and youth are thine own,
And thy cheeks unprofaned by a tear,
That the fervor and faith of a soul may be known,
To which time will but make thee more dear!
No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets,
But as truly loves on to the close,
As the sunflower turns on her god when he sets
The same look which she turned when he rose! — Thomas Moore

We all have issues & we have usually come by them honestly. — Allan Lokos

My name is Luther, so I thought I was going to be the next Martin Luther King. — Luther Campbell

I'm three quarters Scottish, but I sound English. I don't really see British as a race. — Joanna Lumley

There is no life without consciousness; there is no consciousness without life. — Annie Besant

Saying something is far too simple is a doubter's way or trying to make the world more complex so he won't have answers. — Adam P. Knave

But the restlessness Quentin had been conscious of last night had shifted abruptly into a deep, cold sense of foreboding this morning when Diana had opened her eyes so suddenly to make an eerily familiar statement.

"It's coming."

And it had required all his willpower to allow her to leave his sight. To walk away from him, back up the well-lit paths to her cottage in order to change. Because that was exactly what Missy had said to him twenty-five years before.

The last time he had seen her alive. — Kay Hooper

My grandpa told me, 'Learn to love anxiety, because it never goes away in moviemaking.' — Gia Coppola

No point in playing if your goal is to lose. — Rachel Hawthorne

Mistakes should be examined, learned from, and discarded; not dwelled upon and stored. — Tim Fargo

The vast majority, who believe in astrology and think that the planets have nothing better to do than form a code that will tell them whether tomorrow is a good day to close a business deal or not, become all the more excited and enthusiastic. — Isaac Asimov

Consumers going through foreclosure typically will see their credit scores drop, raising longer-term questions about their ability to rebound financially and perhaps pursue a more sustainable home purchase at some later point. — Ben Bernanke

Iowa is home to teachers, farmers, lawyers, factory workers, and many others who work hard every day to provide the best for their families and their future. — Leonard Boswell

In 1921, Harry Houdini started his own film company called - wait for it - the Houdini Picture Corporation. — Kage Baker

When life descends into the pit
I must become my own candle
Willingly burning my self
To light up the darkness around me. — Alice Walker