For I have sworn thee fair, and thought thee bright, Who art as black as hell, as dark as night.

Summer's lease hath all too short a date.

All days are nights to see till I see thee, And nights bright days when dreams do show thee me.

If thou dost seek to have what thou dost hide, By self-example mayst thou be denied.

To give yourself away keep yourself still, And you must live drawn by your own sweet skill.

Then of thy beauty do I question make, That thou among the wastes of time must go, Since sweets and beauties do themselves forsake, And die as fast as they see others grow.

Thou of thyself thy sweet self dost deceive.

Be not self-willed, for thou art much too fairTo be death’s conquest and make worms thine heir.

His beauty shall in these black lines be seen, and they shall live, and he in them still green.

O! how shall summer's honey breath hold out, / Against the wrackful siege of battering days?

No one needs to give you permission to be great. You hold that authority.

Good people are always beautiful.

In the modern world, human beings display little tolerance for waiting. We are addicted to fast food, instant messaging, and other conveniences of life. Patience is a lost virtue.

Those who are bent on revolutionizing society may be divided into those who seek something for themselves thereby and those who seek something for their children and grandchildren.

I have no use for men who fail. The cause of their failure is no business of mine, but I want successful men as my associates.

Just in our lifetime our society has become looser and more private, it becomes extremely difficult to hold to any permanent commitment whatever, least of all to organized religion.

Everyone in America likely has a bullying story, whether as the victim, bully or as a witness.

I am very patriotic and grew up in a house with football fans.

I'm a traditional singer-songwriter. I have a more organic sound.