I always take blushing either for a sign of guilt, or of ill breeding.

Come, come, leave business to idlers, and wisdom to fools: they have need of 'em: wit be my faculty, and pleasure my occupation, and let father Time shake his glass.

Fear comes from uncertainty. When we are absolutely certain, whether of our worth or worthlessness, we are almost impervious to fear.

Women are like tricks by sleight of hand, Which, to admire, we should not understand

Say what you will, 'tis better to be left than never to have been loved.

He who closes his ears to the views of others shows little confidence in the integrity of his own views.

'Tis well enough for a servant to be bred at an University. But the education is a little too pedantic for a gentleman.

Nor Hell a Fury, like a Woman scorn'd.

Thou art a retailer of phrases, and dost deal in remnants of remnants.

Nothing but you can lay hold of my mind, and that can lay hold of nothing but you.

In my conscience I believe the baggage loves me, for she never speaks well of me herself, nor suffers any body else to rail at me.

If I follow the inclination of my nature, it is this: beggar-woman and single, far rather than queen and married.

You know I love you, ' said the other mother flatly.'You have a very funny way of showing it, ' said Coraline.

I've played a lot of parts. But I don't look at my feeling is that this is a job. It's given me a good living.

I look like everyone else.

When I arrived in America at the end of 1967, my only purpose was to observe (for a couple of months) my idols, which were mostly instrumentalists. I wanted to play jazz, not sing it.

My baby lives in shades of blue, blue eyes and jazz and attitude.

I thought I'd blown it at the 17th when I drove into a trap. God is a Mexican.

I had been in that part of the world as a soldier in Korea, so I had been interested in Vietnam.

What really matters in life is that we are loved by Christ and that we love Him in return

Being able to motivate girls to reach for their dreams, and giving them someone positive to look up to.