It takes two flints to make a fire.

Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.

We all have our own life to pursue, our own kind of dream to be weaving, and we all have the power to make wishes come true, as long as we keep believing.

I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.

The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.

Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can

Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.

Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.

Is it not meningitis?

A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.

The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.

Your laughter : the drugThat cures my emotional infection

George Best was one of the most talented players of all time and probably the best footballer who never made it to a major world final.

We're fragile, fragmented souls who are very sensitive to criticism.

You have to be careful who you meet. You can't unmeet them.

I mean, I'm not hoping for the apes and the monolith. I'm hoping for controlled chaos to assist us.

America remembers. On this 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the nation honors those who were lost.

I made a terrible mistake last Christmas. My wife made me swear that I wouldn't give her a fancy gift. And I didn't.

Taking the question in general, I should say, in the case of many poets, that the most important thing for them to do ... is to write as little as possible

Auditioning is the most terrifying thing Ive ever done. There must have been four or five of them where I completely froze up and walked out of the room. My palms get sweaty just thinking about it.

The sum of all known value and respect, I add up in you, whoever you are.