Abide with me: fast falls the eventide; The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide.

Teach me. Lord, my true condition; Bring me childlike to Thy knee; Stripped of every low ambition, Willing to be led by Thee.

Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven; To his feet thy tribute bring. Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven, Who like me his praise should sing?

A scrip on my back, and a staff in my hand, I march on in haste through an enemy's land; The road may be rough, but it cannot be long; And I'll smooth it with hope, and I'll cheer it with song.

I need thy presence every passing hour; What but thy grace can foil the tempter's power?

Change and decay in all around I see.

When we fulfill our function, which is to truly love ourselves and share love with others, then true happiness sets in.

Kindness, not rituals, is mankind’s greatest prayer.

Where does music go when it’s not playing?—she asked herself. And disarmed she would answer: May they make a harp out of my nerves when I die.

I've always kind of wrote when I wanted to. Once I get the idea in my head and get it outlined out, I usually just sit and write until it's done.

A token of ecological awareness in a society devoted to self destruction and waste but unwilling to acknowledge its indulgent ways.

I didn't really feel I was being hurt, but you could feel it.

Presidents generally do what they are good at in their first four years, then spend their second term responding to the agendas imposed upon them by events.

I don't have a story about an epiphany in which I suddenly realised I wanted to be an actor. It was much more a case of the idea dawning on me gradually.

Soft focus is an important skill that can effect us metaphorically. In other words, the way we see the future has everything to do with how well we can look up and see the expanded horizon before us.

I should mention that while I was growing up, Einstein was presented as a worthy role model for a young boy who was good at his studies.