All hunt for fame, but most mistake the way.

Who often, but without success, have prayed for apt Alliteration's artful aid.

England a fortune-telling host, As num'rous as the stars, could boast; Matrons, who toss the cup, and see The grounds of Fate in grounds of tea.

Genius is of no country.

Nature listening stood, whilst Shakespeare play'd And wonder'd at the work herself had made.

When satire flies abroad on falsehood's wing, Short is her life, and impotent her sting; But when to truth allied, the wound she gives Sinks deep, and to remotest ages lives.

The surest way to health, say what they will, Is never to suppose we shall be ill; Most of the ills which we poor mortals know From doctors and imagination flow.

Weak is that throne, and in itself unsound, Which takes not solid virtue for its ground.

A joke's a very serious thing.

No tribute is laid on castles in the air.

The rigid saint, by whom no mercy's shown To saints whose lives are better than his own.

Happy the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind and has given up worrying once and for all.

The National Surveillance State doesn't want anyone to be able to communicate without the authorities being able to monitor that communication.

I'm very free with all my emotions, whether it's happy, sad, mad, glad, whatever.

I may not have any skeletons in my closet, but I do have a little box of souls in my sock drawer. —T-SHIRT

Good ideas are a dime a dozen, bad ones are free.

You can't put this possum in a cage

You know the Greeks didn't write obituaries. They only asked one question after a man died: "Did he have passion?"

Real compassion means to understand what the needs for body, mind and soul are.

Filipino pride. I'm so excited, I'm just sending love to the Philippines. I know they've had a tough year and I just send out my feelings to them.

Graduating at the age of 21 was a wonderful age to hopefully start a career.