A work of art that contains theories is like an object on which the price tag has been left.

The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man's own eyes when they look upon his own person.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.

In faith and hope the world will disagree, but all mankind's concern is charity.

To err is human; to forgive, divine.

Teach me to feel another's woe, to hide the fault I see, that mercy I to others show, that mercy show to me.

The best way to prove the clearness of our mind, is by showing its faults; as when a stream discovers the dirt at the bottom, it convinces us of the transparency and purity of the water.

Chiefs who no more in bloody fights engage, But wise through time, and narrative with age, In summer-days like grasshoppers rejoice - A bloodless race, that send a feeble voice.

While pensive poets painful vigils keep, Sleepless themselves, to give their readers sleep.

See! From the brake the whirring pheasant springs, And mounts exulting on triumphant wings; Short is his joy! He feels the fiery wound, Flutters in blood, and panting beats the ground.

I love writing poetry because it's pretty. I love writing pretty.

I'm at the stage in my pregnancy where I don't feel pregnant. You feel very, 'Oh yeah, I'm pregnant, ' because you're over the morning sickness and it's not too uncomfortable. It's fun.

I really want to keep on opening doors for myself, and others who want to come in.

We don't really have a star system in Canada, so to try and get people to watch your show or stand-up is always a challenge. That's the trick.

[About the diaspora] Canaan is too small for God's children. The Land of Israel will spread through all lands!

A stated truth loses its grace, but a repeated error appears insipid and ridiculous.

Anyone who is more interested in human beings than in the rules is a threat to the system.

I voted Republican this year; the Democrats left a bad taste in my mouth.

[There was] only one news channel, overseen by a bland and complexly multicultural board of advisors. It broadcast in fifteen languages and was, as a rule, interesting in none of them.

What are you gonna do if I break one of your *&^%$ing rules?