And painful pleasure turns to pleasing pain.

The merry cuckow, messenger of Spring, His trumpet shrill hath thrice already sounded.

Gather the rose of love whilst yet is time.

She bathed with roses red, And violets blew. And all the sweetest flowres That in the forrest grew.

So let us love, dear Love, like as we ought; Love is the lesson which the Lord us taught.

I was promised on a time To have reason for my rhyme; From that time unto this season, I received nor rhyme nor reason.

Thankfulness is the tune of angels.

All for love, and nothing for reward.

Be bold, and everywhere be bold.

For there is nothing lost, that may be found, if sought.

Men, when their actions succeed not as they would, are always ready to impute the blame thereof to heaven, so as to excuse their own follies.

There is always something to appreciate in people

A strong woman strengthens women. An empowered woman empowers women. When one woman rises we are all elevated.

I grew up a Catholic and I dont want to talk badly about the Catholic Church but theres a lot of routine stuff going on. You say the same prayers, you sit, you kneel, whatever.

Bombeck's Rug Rule: an ugly carpet will last for ever.

Luck was with me. I saw no spiders. Luck was against me. I saw no specters.

We celebrate our diversity, we lift people up, and we make America even greater.

We are dust and shadow. [Lat., Pulvis et umbra sumus.]

I think you always have to use certain parts of yourself in any role.

When we went into the New England states, people were talking about the new sound of Flatt & Scruggs, but we had been doing that sound for 20 years.

Cavities are made by sugar. So if you need to dig a hole, then lay down some candy bars!