Departing summer hath assumed An aspect tenderly illumed, The gentlest look of spring; That calls from yonder leafy shade Unfaded, yet prepared to fade, A timely carolling.

Then my heart with pleasure fills And dances with the daffodils.

one daffodil is worth a thousand pleasures, then one is too few.

Come grow old with me. The best is yet to be.

That best portion of a man's life, his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love.

How many undervalue the power of simplicity ! But it is the real key to the heart.

I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills When all at once I saw a crowd A host of golden daffodils Beside the lake beneath the trees Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility.

With an eye made quiet by the power of harmony, and the deep power of joy, we see into the life of things.

Strongest minds are often those whom the noisy world hears least.

The flower that smells the sweetest is shy and lowly.

Conservatism is the blind and fear-filled worship of dead radicals.

Show up. Pay attention. Tell the truth. Let go.

I want to be all used up when I die.

I don't know if I'm so righteous.

Children and zip fasteners do not respond to force ... except occasionally.

A reputation as a hard worker is a good reputation to have.

Go for the girl who can eat a proper meal. If she's passionate about food, you'll most likely be fortunate in other venues.

I believe it is peace for our time.

There's an old saying that you don't ever finish a movie, you abandon it, and I really believe that. I never walk away from a take and pat myself on the back.

Even though you've given up a past it hasn't given you up. It comes uninvited - and sometimes half welcome.