For when success a lover's toil attends,Few ask, if fraud or force attain'd his ends

The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man's own eyes when they look upon his own person.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.

In faith and hope the world will disagree, but all mankind's concern is charity.

To err is human; to forgive, divine.

Teach me to feel another's woe, to hide the fault I see, that mercy I to others show, that mercy show to me.

The best way to prove the clearness of our mind, is by showing its faults; as when a stream discovers the dirt at the bottom, it convinces us of the transparency and purity of the water.

Chiefs who no more in bloody fights engage, But wise through time, and narrative with age, In summer-days like grasshoppers rejoice - A bloodless race, that send a feeble voice.

While pensive poets painful vigils keep, Sleepless themselves, to give their readers sleep.

See! From the brake the whirring pheasant springs, And mounts exulting on triumphant wings; Short is his joy! He feels the fiery wound, Flutters in blood, and panting beats the ground.

Of my two 'handicaps' being female put many more obstacles in my path than being black.

I regret to this day that I never went to college. I feel I should have been a doctor.

When I read 'Be real, don't get caught acting,' I thought, 'How the hell do you do that?'.

The only difference between heaven and hell is believing a thought.

I often think off-screen horror is more effective, it's the fear of what is lurking around the corner, just out of sight, that can leave you on the edge of your seat.

The number one reason conversations stall out is that you are not listening well enough.

But love is always new. Regardless of whether we love once, twice, or a dozen times in our life, we always face a brand-new situation.

Conversion is not implanting eyes, for they exist already; but giving them a right direction, which they have not

I went to Phuket already, but would love to go to Chiang Mai one day.

Once you're signed to a label you compromise.