Truth is one; And, in all lands beneath the sun, Whoso hath eyes to see may see The tokens of its unity.

For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, 'It might have been'.

A little smile, a word of cheer, A bit of love from someone near, A little gift from one held dear, Best wishes for the coming year. These make a merry christmas!

Through this broad street, restless ever, ebbs and flows a human tide, wave on wave a living river; wealth and fashion side by side; Toiler, idler, slave and master, in the same quick current glide.

Swan flocks of lilies shoreward lying, In sweetness, not in music, dying.

Along the river's summer walk, The withered tufts of asters nod; And trembles on its arid stalk the hoar plum of the golden-rod.

Alas for him who never sees The stars shine through his cypress-trees Who, hopeless, lays his dead away, Nor looks to see the breaking day Across the mournful marbles play!

All the windows of my heart I open to the day.

Behind the cloud the starlight lurks, Through showers the sunbeams fall; For God, who loveth all his works, Has left his Hope with all.

If thou of fortune be bereft, and in thy store there be but left two loaves, sell one, and with the dole, buy hyacinths to feed thy soul.

Green calm below, blue quietness above.

Women who don't control their own reproductive rights are not free.

In fact one frequently seemed to gather all sorts of similar information about subjects one had less than profound interest in.

Until the day I die, or until the day I can't think anymore, I want to be involved in the issues that I care about.

The monsters of our childhood do not fade away, neither are they ever wholly monstrous.

I've done comedy most of my career, which I love, but I wanted to expand.

The dramatist's function is (1) to earn a living for his family and himself and (2) to try to entertain people for a few hours.

What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.

When you begin to realize that your past does not necessarily dictate the outcome of your future, then you can release the hurt. It is impossible to inhale new air until you exhale the old.

Japanese would never 'restore' an antique. The signs of age and wear are to them its most beautiful qualities.

There is no such thing as bad whiskey. Some whiskeys just happen to be better than others. But a man shouldn't fool with booze until he's fifty; then he's a damn fool if he doesn't.