Quotes About Vibrancy

'The Unsinkable Molly Brown' was my favorite for me to be in because it was all dancing. There were other musicals that I made with Donald O'Connor and Gene Kelly that were wonderful pictures, and we had a lot of fun making them.

As I grew up, I wasn't a great buyer of albums, but I really liked 'The Jam.' I like good musicians and loved the energy of their songs.

You can have a good time and kick some butt - they're not mutually exclusive.

I think of myself as a living cartoon.

we dance even if there's no radio. we drink at funerals. we talk too much & laugh too loud & live too large, and, frankly, we're suspicious of others who don't.

Katrina stepped out from behind Horst and tossed back her auburn hair like a spray of molten copper.

C'est que l'amour est comme un arbre, il pousse de lui-même, jette profondément ses racines dans tout notre être, et continue souvent de verdoyer sur un cÅ"ur en ruines.   Et ce qu'il y a d'inexplicable, c'est que plus cette passion est aveugle, plus elle est tenace. Elle n'est jamais plus solide que lorsqu'elle n'a pas de raison en elle.  

This garden was no longer a garden, it was a colossal thicket, that is to say, something as impenetrable as a forest, as densely populated as a city, as tremulous as a nest, as tenebrous as a cathedral, as aromatic as a bouquet, as lonely as a tomb, as much a living thing as a crowd.

Sa beauté, en ce moment-là augmentée de sa fierté, était un resplendissement, et, comme s'il ne pouvait pas plus être fatigué que blessé, après les effrayantes vingt-quatre heures qui venaient de s'écouler, il était vermeil et rose.

Lulu twirled in front of Jolene, banging into the seat. her eyes sparkled in that I'm-either-going-to-scream-or-fall-asleep-any-second kind of way.

She ate life with unapologetic enthusiasm and took as many helpings as she wanted.

They were so...larger than life, these Yanks, with their ready smiles and booming voices. And their gratitude....She'd lost track of the times an American had hugged her so tightly she'd come off her feet.

But the top--the future--would hold a brilliant storm of color.

Voor mij kon liefde geen plicht zijn, ik wist alleen hoe ik van lichaam en geest kon houden. En dat betekende houden van een massa kleuren, houden van wat je het gevoel geeft dat je leeft. Het betekende ook houden van onvolmaaktheid.

I need someone who can keep up with me, not some sickly creature that looks as if he's doddering off to the grave.

Get a life, sonic boom

That's your first hint that something's alive. It says no.

Still life is boring. Never stand still! Jumping bean life!

When you argue with verve in your saddlebags, you are extremely alive. That is why you yell and holler and shake your fist — could there be anything sweeter than convincing someone to see the world your way? What else is talking for, or jokes, or stories, or battles? The Loudest Magic, and how I loved it.

I don't get drunk — I get awesome.

I would rather be ashes than dust. I would rather be a streaming meteor than a sleepy and permanent planet. I would rather burn out in a blaze of streaming glory than be stifled like dry rot. I shall use my time.

Preferirei essere cenere che polvere! Preferirei che la mia fiamma bruciasse in una vampa brillante piuttosto che venire ricoperto dalla muffa. Preferirei essere un magnifico meteorite, con atomi che bruciano e si infiammano, piuttosto che un pianeta immobile e assopito. La natura dell'uomo è vivere, non esistere. Non ho intenzione di sprecare i miei giorni nel tentativo di prolungarli, voglio viverli.

For good or for ill, some people seem to love more fiercely, want more powerfully, burn more brightly.

I remember what it was...to be young, very young. When everything, touching and tasting-everything- was so new, and even suffering was wonderful because it was so complete.