If nothing is ventured, nothing is gained.

Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.

The more the merrier.

It takes nine tailors to make a man.

A fig for a care, a fig for a woe!

It's no use closing the barn door after the horse is gone.

A hard beginning maketh a good ending.

When all candles be out, all cats be grey.

Fieldes have eies and woods have eares.

What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.

Cut your coat according to your cloth.

If your dreams don't scare you, they aren't big enough.

Speaking as a Christian, I find the Apostle Paul appealing and the apostle Peale appalling.

My destination is only 50 miles away, all I have is a bike with a broken wheel.

The problem with fantasy is the greatest benefit of fantasy: it prevents us from living in the present moment.

How can I be a folk? I'm from the suburbs you know.

If my love can hold you, I'll keep you with me.

It is a folly second to none; to try to improve the world.

The thing about us is we're honest. If we're asked whether we take drugs, we say yes. I was brought up by my mom not to be a liar.

But if you get chronically, psychosocially stressed, you're going to compromise your health. So, essentially, we've evolved to be smart enough to make ourselves sick.

So much of science proceeds by telling stories.