A Christian, a Deist, a Turk, and a Jew, have equal rights: they are men and brethren.

Sometimes The Devil is a gentleman.

Through the sunset of hope, Like the shapes of a dream, What paradise islands of glory gleam!

When my cats aren't happy, I'm not happy. Not because I care about their mood but because I know they're just sitting there thinking up ways to get even.

Life may change, but it may fly not; Hope may vanish, but can die not; Truth be veiled, but still it burneth; Love repulsed, - but it returneth!

Love withers under constraints: its very essence is liberty: it is compatible neither with obedience, jealousy, nor fear.

Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought.

O, wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind?

Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs, - To the silent wilderness, Where the soul need not repress Its music.

War is the statesman's game, the priest's delight, the lawyer's jest, the hired assassin's trade.

Soul meets soul on lovers' lips.

The Thames was all gold. God it was beautiful, so fine that I began working a frenzy, following the sun and its reflections on the water.

Only one man ever understood me, and he didn't understand me

The central role in the fight against terrorism is with national authorities.

Death comes at you no matter what you do in this life, and to equate drugs with death is a facile comparison.

By the age of 3, children from wealthier households hear, on average, about 500,000 encouragements and 80,000 discouragements. The ratio is reversed in households on welfare.

Frederick Douglass had to teach himself how to read before standing up to defeat slavery.

Carrying a poppy he passes through the quarrel.

If you ask me why I left China, it's just that I went for a stroll and strolled too far away.

I couldn't be more excited to return to the ING New York City Marathon.

Even if your work touches one person, that's an amazing gift.