Dare to be honest and fear no labor. ... Opera is where a man gets stabbed in the back, and instead of dying, he sings.

Oh would some power the gift give us, to see ourselves as others see us!

My heart 's in the Highlands, my heart is not here; My heart 's in the Highlands a-chasing the deer.

Now's the day and now's the hour.

Gie me ae spark o' Nature's fire, That's a' the learning I desire.

There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.

The snowdrop and primrose our woodlands adorn, and violets bathe in the wet o' the morn.

The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.

The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men, Gang aft a-gley, And leave us nought but grief and pain, For promised joy.

Dare to be honest and fear no labor.

But pleasures are like poppies spread, You seize the flower, it's bloom is shed; Or, like the snow-fall in the river, A moment white, then melts forever.

Want to keep your life? Look for work, not a job

Act with though awareness and love in the present moment then you will never need to worry about the thought of regret.

…because talent isn't genius, and no amount of energy can make it so. I want to be great, or nothing.

It's all about gold. It's all about gold, gold, gold, gold! Excess!

Murphy's golden rule: Whoever has the gold, makes the rules.

Stepping outside the comfort zone is the price I pay to find out how good I can be. If I planned on backing off every time running got difficult I would hang up my shoes and take up knitting.

For the first time I'm free to be myself.

I don't associate work with feelings of satisfaction. Rather, guilt, frustration, and resentment of people who write better than I do.

People that have nothing to do are quickly tired of their own company.

A lot times you have your frame very much in mind and you're waiting for things to fall in place.