We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.

Softly the evening came /with the sunset/.

A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books.

Behind the clouds is the sun still shining.

Into each life some rain must fall.

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.

My soul is full of longing for the secret of the sea

It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong.

Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.

Sit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the mind.

Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time.

It is better to trade your bitterness with gratefulness.

I see the friends I made over the years who have become family today, people I became acquainted with who have achieved so much in their lives. They taught me something with each meeting.

I was gutted to leave my boyfriend at home when I started my tour, but taking my pillow was like taking a little bit of him with me.

Human nature has a tendency to admire complexity but reward simplicity.

Everybody is vulnerable through love of their children. Hostages to fortune.

The journey of prayer is nothing more or less than a gradual awakening to the reality of recognizing what is already there.

Every day you reinvent yourself. You’re always in motion. But you decide every day: forward or backward.

Man has long found solace in good talk to offset bad conduct.

When you truly commit in your life, you start receiving more than you could imagine.

When you're in love with the work, the energy comes more naturally. You want to wake up in the morning to write more material, or to go on stage and give every shred of emotion you have.