They who see the Flying Dutchman never, never reach the shore.

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.

One must not make too much of anything in life, good or bad.

Are you sure this isn’t crazy?” “Oh, I’m sure it is crazy. But isn’t that our thing? Or have you gotten boring now?

... in art nothing is more secondary than the author's intentions.

I don't live beyond my means. I enjoy luxury and I enjoy the privilege of it, when I can afford it, and I'm in the situation where it's been given to me, but I'm very conscious of what is wasteful.

The thing about Nashville is, it's not just country music...There's rock & roll, there's every kind of music. It's just a music town...There's so much fun stuff to get in to.

If I went on 'American Idol,' I would definitely be kicked out immediately.

Dance until the earth dance.

If you have wit, use it to please and not to hurt: you may shine like the sun in the temperate zones without scorching.

I wasn’t a good student, and even now I never say that I am better than anybody, but I know I love Jiu Jitsu more than anybody. I love the energy and that it gets deeper the more you study.

Patience and perseverance are never more thoroughly Christian graces than when features of prayer.