I’m not weeping, I’m not complaining, Happiness is not for me.

You will hear thunder and remember me, And think: she wanted storms. The rim Of the sky will be the colour of hard crimson, And your heart, as it was then, will be on fire.

Song falls silent, music is dumb, But the air burns with their fragrance, And white winter, on its knees, Observes everything with reverent attention.

I marvel at everything as if it were new.

If you were music, I would listen to you ceaselessly, and my low spirits would brighten up.

And in the depths of music, I didn’t find the answer, And again there was silence, and again the ghost of summer.

I know: yes, no, even I must tear offThe delicate daisy petals.Everyone on earth is destined to feelThe torments of love.

But I am not allowed to forgetThe taste of the tears of yesterday.

I defendNot my voice, but my silence

And you know, I agree to everything:I will condemn, I will forget, I will give comfort to the enemy, Darkness will be light and sin lovely.

Tomorrow the mirrors will mock me

What is an alarm clock without God's gift of life?

Truth is stranger than fiction...

That odd infallible sliding-like-crystal air on water that means day's left dawn for morning.

Like every poor person, I used to dream about winning the lottery. I didn't just get money, though. I got fame. And I got fame before I got money, and it was scary.

I always say it was great for God to send his only son, but I'm waiting for him to send his only daughter. Then things will really be great.

Having confidence is so important, because how you see yourself, is how others will see you too.

It would be wonderful if I could see the end of civilization during my lifetime.

I have sworn to uphold the Constitution ... and a free press is absolutely vital to the freedom of this country.

It was a perfectly beautiful night, as fall nights are in Washington. I walked out of the president's Oval Office, and as I walked out, I thought I might never live to see another Saturday night.

Consistency is the DNA of mastery