Our life a harp is, with unnumbered strings, And tones and symphonies; but our poor skill Some shallow notes from its great music brings.

The red rose whispers of passion, And the white rose breathes of love; O, the red rose is a falcon, And the white rose is a dove.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

Anonymity is the fame of the future.

Be silent and safe-silence never betrays you.

When honor comes to you, be ready to take it; But reach not to seize it before it is near.

Too late we learn, a man must hold his friend Unjudged, accepted, trusted to the end.

And we who have toiled for freedom's law, have we sought for freedom's soul? Have we learned at last that human right is not a part but the whole?

The organized charity, scrimped and iced, In the name of a cautious, statistical Christ.

Put least trust in him who is foremost to praise you, nor judge of a road till it draw to the end.

Doubt is brother-devil to Despair.

Silena appeared out of the woods, her sword drawn. Her Aphrodite armour was pink and red, colour coordinated to match her clothes and makeup. She looked like Guerilla Warfare Barbie.

Leaders don't climb hills of success with shoes of pride. They are slippery enough to bring a person down to the valley.

An America that inspires hope in its ideals must complement an America that inspires awe in its strength.

I am going to eliminate every unnecessary job-killing regulation. They're choking our businesses to death.

Faith, like a guillotine. As heavy, as light.

Thanksgiving, when the Indians said, "Well, this has been fun, but we know you have a long voyage back to England".

I talked to [Larry] Kramer a little bit about it while I was writing 'Remembering Denny' . Denny was one of those people who took a long time to come out.

In sum, the struggle for our future is . . . the struggle between those who cling to patterns of domination and those working for a more equitable partnership world.

A lot of things in life seem impossible until it's done. Don't be afraid to attempt the impossible.

Data by itself is not useful. Data is only useful if it can be applied for public benefit.