The moon looks upon many night flowers; the night flowers see but one moon.

O fateful flower beside the rill- The Daffodil, the daffodil!

A healthful hunger for a great idea is the beauty and blessedness of life.

When sparrows build and the leaves break forth My old sorrow wakes and cries.

Youth! youth! how buoyant are thy hopes! they turn, like marigolds, toward the sunny side.

I have lived to thank God that all my prayers have not been answered.

Crowds of bees are giddy with clover Crowds of grasshoppers skip at our feet, Crowds of larks at their matins hang over, Thanking the Lord for a life so sweet.

Her face betokened all things dear and good, The light of somewhat yet to come was there Asleep, and waiting for the opening day, When childish thoughts, like flowers would drift away.

And bitter waxed the fray; Brother with brother spake no word When they met in the way.

Man is the miracle in nature. God Is the One Miracle to man.

I wish, and I wish that the spring would go faster, Nor long summer bide so late; And I could grow on like the foxglove and aster, For some things are ill to wait.

On our own, we’d look totally normal. Together, we’re something else. Together, we’re special.

I believe in one God, Creator of the Universe in that He ought to be whipped from pilar to post and back again for His shameful actions toward Humanity.

The fires of suffering become the light of consciousness.

You have to have a thick enough skin to cope with the criticism. I'm very self-critical and I have a lot of friends that I trust who are film directors and writers and people in my profession.

Music is such a powerful fundraising tool and it's so easy for me to share that and it's such a light.

It took me a lifetime to realizethings don't get lost if they don't have value- you don't miss what you don't care about.

I don't know whom or what he was defying. [...] [M]aybe the God he had never believed in.

there is no fun than helping to make someone's dreams come true Especially when that person is ayoung person and who really want it and really dserve it

When I entered college, I thought that I wanted to be a lawyer, but by the time I was set to graduate, I was not too sure of that.

The trouble with marrying an actor is they grab you in their arms, hold you close and tell you how wonderful they are.