How sweet I roamed from field to field, And tasted all the summer's pride, Till I the prince of love beheld, Who in the sunny beams did glide!

To see a world in a grain of sand And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour.

In the universe, there are things that are known, and things that are unknown, and in between, there are doors.

If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.

The man who never alters his opinions is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.

He who kisses joy as it flies by will live in eternity's sunrise.

The person who does not believe in miracles surely makes it certain that he or she will never take part in one.

Make your own rules or be a slave to another man's.

And we are put on earth a little space, That we may learn to bear the beams of love.

Enlightenment means taking full responsibility for your life.

Do what you will this life's a fiction, And is made up of contradiction.

I'm a London lad, but I'm fascinated by America. I want to take a motorcycling trip across the country and see those wide open spaces.

[It's] Rare for a first lady to be running for president.

In baiting a mousetrap with cheese, always leave room for the mouse.

If 50 percent of your career is not filled with failure, you're not really successful.

I consider myself a serious musician. Doing a comedy show does not take away from that in any way.

Many birds and beasts are...as fit to go to Heaven as many human beings - people who talk of their seats there with as much confidence as if they had booked them at a box office.

Humility is the secret of the wise.

I'm getting so old my insurance company sends me 1/2 a calendar!

I love the opportunity to wear something really special and go to a wonderful event at some great cultural institution.

Give no answer to contentious arguments or irresponsible accusations. Let such things "fly out open windows" until they spend themselves.