Great honours are great burdens, but on whom They are cast with envy, he doth bear two loads.

A lily of a day Is fairer far in May, Although it fall and die that night, It was the plant and flower of light. In small proportions we just beauties see, And in short measures life may perfect be.

To speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.

Honor's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat at all times.

The poet is the nearest borderer upon the orator.

The voice so sweet, the words so fair, As some soft chime had stroked the air; And though the sound had parted thence, Still left an echo in the sense.

True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.

A good man will avoid the spot of any sin. The very aspersion is grievous, which makes him choose his way in his life, as he would in his journey.

There is no greater hell than to be a prisoner of fear.

Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I'll not look for wine.

Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.

As palaeontologist Andrew Knoll once said, "Animals might be evolution's icing, but bacteria are really the cake.

Mammograms are really sort of a gift. You can either catch something early or count your lucky stars because nothing was discovered. Either way, you're ahead of the game.

That's the way man is, cher monsieur. He has two faces: he can't love without self-love.

Marci Geller was a revelation! She's wonderful!

Russia has got to be the team to beat, in my opinion. When they are playing together as a team, they are tough to beat.

U2 - that's a band that never should have existed. There's no life experience in any of their songs.

I was so nervous every night that I had to really focus and keep myself in that moment so that I would not forget the words. I was really present for every song.

Magic happens on the threshold of the forbidden.

Show business has been really, really good to me because I can work and take a lot of time off, and I'm extremely undisciplined person.

I can't' really sing a song unless I really connect with the lyrics.