And what is so intricate, so entangling as death? Who ever got out of a winding sheet?

No Spring nor Summer beauty hath such grace As I have seen in one Autumnal face.

No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent.

Death comes equally to us all, and makes us all equal when it comes.

Love, all alike, no season knows, nor clime, nor hours, days, months, which are the rags of time.

Busy old fool, unruly Sun, why dost thou thus through windows and through curtains call on us? Must to thy motions lovers seasons run?

Twice or thrice had I loved thee before I knew thy face or name, so in a voice, so in a shapeless flame, angels affect us oft, and worshiped be.

What gnashing is not a comfort, what gnawing of the worm is not a tickling, what torment is not a marriage bed to this damnation, to be secluded eternally, eternally, eternally from the sight of God?

Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.

More than kisses, letters mingle souls.

When one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language.

He better call Becky with the good hair.

Life is not what you wish it to be, rather it’s what you make it.

Though pleas'd to see the dolphins play, I mind my compass and my way.

My native land is a slave of heathenism, men's god is their belly, and they live only for the present. The richer a man, the holier.

There is only one thing in life which never changes, and it is change.

I never know when I'll find myself jumping out of a helicopter or something. It's like we're making a new action movie every week, which is pretty thrilling.

Competition is about passion for perfection, and passion for other people who join in this impossible quest.

I smoke in moderation. Only one cigar at a time.

I feel that we live in an age where everyone's trying to reduce, and soundbite, and cut it down to140 characters, and that's not what life is.

Don’t compare yourself to others. That’s when you start to lose confidence in yourself.