A library is but the soul's burying ground. It is a land of shadows.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.

The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.

Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach the sky.

As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without them, both for their own sake, and for the sake of old-fashioned folks, who used to love them.

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.

The thistle is a prince. Let any man that has an eye for beauty take a view of the whole plant, and where will he see a more expressive grace and symmetry; and where is there a more kingly flower?

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.

The sun and stars never apologize for shinning

The best work that anybody ever writes is the work that is on the verge of embarrassing him, always.

Usually redemption implies rescue - being saved. What were you being saved from?' he inquired, his voice carefully neutral. 'Ugliness.

Move fast and break things.

It doesn't really matter to me how I make a difference, I just wanna make sure that I do.

Will do Satan's work for food.

Back in the day, I would wear up to 45 pounds of gold. It would take me four hours to get dressed!

I think my generation is a lost generation in a way.

I believe Mrs. Thatcher's emphasis on enterprise was right.

My music is like a spinning ball. It can turn in one direction, and then it comes back to origins.