The paynefull smith, with force of fervent heat, The hardest yron soone doth mollify, That with his heavy sledge he can it beat, And fashion it to what he it list apply.

The merry cuckow, messenger of Spring, His trumpet shrill hath thrice already sounded.

Gather the rose of love whilst yet is time.

She bathed with roses red, And violets blew. And all the sweetest flowres That in the forrest grew.

So let us love, dear Love, like as we ought; Love is the lesson which the Lord us taught.

I was promised on a time To have reason for my rhyme; From that time unto this season, I received nor rhyme nor reason.

Thankfulness is the tune of angels.

All for love, and nothing for reward.

Be bold, and everywhere be bold.

For there is nothing lost, that may be found, if sought.

Men, when their actions succeed not as they would, are always ready to impute the blame thereof to heaven, so as to excuse their own follies.

If he couldn’t appreciate the passion and beauty in you than that’s his shame, not yours.”--Ciaran Ross, Killer Curves

The Art of Elysium is a program I've volunteered with for close to ten years, and I work with Unicef and Young Storytellers. My passion is really working with children since they are the future.

Treat a friend as a person who may someday become your enemy; an enemy as a person who may someday become your friend.

Here's one thing I never say anymore: These people can't be that stupid, can they?

If it’s meant for me, it will be.' Those words are my mantra in life, and it has never let me down.

I tell people, 'I have a Ph.D. from Google University.

I take making music seriously, but you have to have a sense of humor about yourself. I invite people into my life. That's how I do it.

With respect to the situation in Al-Faw, the British told big lies. In Al-Faw, our forces' positions remained in place.

I often daydream about the future, thinking of the world in 100, 200 years, imagining what it looks like, feels like. I hope that my books are like ghosts that will inhabit this future.

In my experience, it is rarer to find a really happy person in a circle of millionaires than among vagabonds.