Folded eyes see brighter colors than the open ever do.

I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you

I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach.

Earth's crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God: But only he who sees takes off his shoes.

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

You're something between a dream and a miracle.

Light tomorrow with today!

You were made perfectly to be loved - and surely I have loved you, in the idea of you, my whole life long.

Silence is the best response to a fool.

I love you for the part of me that you bring out.

Why, what is to live? Not to eat and drink and breathe,—but to feel the life in you down all the fibres of being, passionately and joyfully.

History shows that there are no invincible armies.

A culture without property, or in which creators can't get paid, is anarchy, not freedom.

Suppressing ideas never succeeds in making them go away.

Why does everyone cling to the masculine imagery and pronouns even though they are a mere linguistic device that has never meant that God is male?

When it's a minor or supporting role, you learn to make the most of what you're given. I can make two lines seem like Hamlet.

Let thy mind's sweetness have its operation upon thy body, clothes, and habitation.

A skill required to be president is to explain to the American people any given thing they do.

I think, therefore I am, therefore I am photographable.

What if English toil and blood Was poured forth, even as a flood? It availed, Oh, Liberty, To dim, but not extinguish thee.

I went to Annapolis for tougher laws to hold cops accountable. I'm fighting to bring back the trust between the police and the community.