To an incompetent judge I must not lie, but I may be silent; to a competent I must answer.

No Spring nor Summer beauty hath such grace As I have seen in one Autumnal face.

No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent.

Death comes equally to us all, and makes us all equal when it comes.

Love, all alike, no season knows, nor clime, nor hours, days, months, which are the rags of time.

Busy old fool, unruly Sun, why dost thou thus through windows and through curtains call on us? Must to thy motions lovers seasons run?

Twice or thrice had I loved thee before I knew thy face or name, so in a voice, so in a shapeless flame, angels affect us oft, and worshiped be.

What gnashing is not a comfort, what gnawing of the worm is not a tickling, what torment is not a marriage bed to this damnation, to be secluded eternally, eternally, eternally from the sight of God?

Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.

More than kisses, letters mingle souls.

When one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language.

To enjoy inner joy and happiness, let us use our conscience to create peace and harmony in this world.

A rich man is not a man without problems but a man whose faith has conquered the problems even when it's there.

The death of loved ones often awakens the death inside of us.

You got to be willing to walk in a storm. That's what I tell people all the time.

Demanding historical (or scientific) veracity as a prerequisite for truth is another kind of tunnel vision. To do so is to mistake poetry for prose.

A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.

I'm a lawyer. I go for due process; I go for fairness and equity - these values mean a lot to me.

Didgeridoo was something I picked up while I was on tour in Australia with Peter Gabriel in '93. I found out later that it's only meant to be played by men.

Their reasons don't mean anything unless I have a choice.

Im very easy going and low maintenance when it comes to my hair.