The lamb misused breeds public strifeAnd yet forgives the butcher's knife.

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.

The truth is that our way of celebrating the Christmas season does spring from myriad cultures and sources, from St. Nicholas to Coca-Cola advertising campaigns.

There are a lot of bitter people out there who have got jobs that they hate and the key to life for me is doing something you love doing.

In every loving woman there is a priestess of the past - a pious guardian of some affection, of which the object has disappeared.

We know nothing of humility by nature, for we are all born proud.

You can feel an emotion; just don't think that it's so important.

Tis a principle of war that when you can use the lightning, 'tis better than cannon.

Few people love with the violence they hate.

Keep talking about me behind my back, and watch God keep blessing me in front of your face.

You could put all the talent I had into your left eye and still not suffer from impaired vision.

I would love to play Nefertiti or Cleopatra or the Queen of Sheba. We preserve more male history than we do female. We have to preserve [female history]. No more complaining. We have to do it.