My thoughts are my company; I can bring them together, select them, detain them, dismiss them.

The spirit of Greece, passing through and ascending above the world, hath so animated universal nature, that the very rocks and woods, the very torrents and wilds burst forth with it.

No ashes are lighter than those of incense, and few things burn out sooner.

There is nothing on earth divine except humanity.

Truth, like the juice of the poppy, in small quantities, calms men; in larger, heats and irritates them, and is attended by fatal consequences in excess.

We are no longer happy so soon as we wish to be happier.

A man's vanity tells him what is honor, a man's conscience what is justice.

Friendship is a vase, which, when it is flawed by heat, or violence, or accident, may as well be broken at once; it can never be trusted after.

The Siren waits thee, singing song for song.

A good cook is the peculiar gift of the gods. He must be a perfect creature from the brain to the palate, from the palate to the finger's end.

The flame of anger, bright and brief, sharpens the barb of love.

All times are connected. Treasure each moment.

2004 has to be my year. No more excuses.

It is the woman who chooses the man who will choose her.

Folk music had long been political but [Bob] Dylan's poetry took it to a new level.

Jazz is a word they use to sell our music, but to me that word does not exist.

i wanted more time so we could fall in love.

We have to love our freedom, not just for the private opportunities it provides, but for the goodness it makes possible.

It seems to me we are losing our way in an effort to get the ratings.

The critical investment factor is determining the intrinsic value of a business and paying a fair or bargain price.

At what age do you think it's appropriate to tell a highway it's adopted?