I run the gauntlet of a file of doubts, Each one of which down hurls me to the ground.

The death-bed of a day, how beautiful!

What are ye orbs? The words of God? the Scriptures of the skies?

There is no surer mark of the absence of the highest moral and intellectual qualities than a cold reception of excellence.

For ivy climbs the crumbling hall To decorate decay.

Respect is what we owe; love, what we give.

Surely the stars are images of love.

Art is a man's nature; nature is God's art.

Man is a military animal, glories in gunpowder, and loves parade.

Death, thou art infinite; it is life is little.

Let each man think himself an act of God, His mind a thought, his life a breath of God; And let each try, by great thoughts and good deeds, To show the most of Heaven he hath in him.

Once a flower is picked it immediately begins to die.

Wind has no feet, but travels great distances, and has no hands, but carries great objects.

If one more person tells me how big this country is, I’m going to go kick a koala.

That's what's so amazing about climbing - it's not just a sport. It's a lifestyle, it's a way of being creative, of connecting with yourself and with nature.

I loved being in Trainspotting and having to dive into the filthiest toilet in Scotland.

I want to see people do more than simply raise their hand when they come to Christ. Where are the totally changed lives?

I was born in Japan and raised in Japan, but those are the only things that make me Japanese, I've grown up reading books from all over.

Does any art have a practical value? People love to talk about how expensive a painting is. That's the only way we can talk about paintings in this century.

University is sheltered from the business world and they think they should not have any connection with the businesses because maybe the business is dirty or not very good.

Try a little tenderness.