I am fevered with the sunset I am fretful with the bay For the wander-thirst is on me And my soul is in Cathay.

I do not know beneath what sky nor on what seas shall be thy fate; I only know it shall be high, I only know it shall be great.

I am sick of four walls and a ceiling I have need of the sky, I have business with the grass.

Spring in the world! And all things are made new!

Ye who made war that your ships Should lay to at the beck of no nation, Make war now on Murder, that slips The leash of her hounds of damnation; Ye who remembered the Alamo, Remember the Maine!

Our cheer goes back to them, the valiant dead! Laurels and roses on their graves to-day, lilies and laurels over them we lay, and violets o'er each unforgotten head.

For 't is always fair weather When good fellows get together With a stein on the table and a good song ringing clear.

And you prate of the wealth of nations, as if it were bought and sold, The wealth of nations is men, not silk and cotton and gold.

I am fevered with the sunset, I am fretful with the bay, For the wander-thirst is on me And my soul is in Cathay.

The East and the West in the spring of the world shall blend / As a man and a woman that plight / Their troth in the warm spring night.

Who would not rather flounder in the fight than not have known the glory of the fray?

If love is the greatest gift of all-and I believe it is- then the greatest privilege of all is to be able to love someone.

I think it [Blu-ray] has 5 years left, I certainly wouldn't give it 10.

When religious leaders get involved in elections, it is usually with a reactionary social agenda.

The black person is the protagonist in most of my paintings. I realized that I didn't see many paintings with black people in them.

My goal is to always play interesting and very odd women.

The time has come for justice at the ballot box, and justice in the courts, and justice in the legislative halls, and justice in the governor's office.

No matter what we're trying to accomplish in life, or what career path we're trying to take, sometimes we get caught up and lose perspective on what's important in life.

I believe that every human soul is teaching something to someone nearly every minute here in mortality.

If some among you fear taking a stand because you are afraid of reprisals from customers, clients, or even government, recognize that you are just feeding the crocodile hoping he'll eat you last.

'Go ye' is as much a part of Christ's Gospel as 'Come unto Me.'