O Nature, gracious mother of us all, Within thy bosom myriad secrets lie Which thou surrenderest to the patient eye That seeks and waits.

But see, in our open clearings, how golden the melons lie; Enrich them with sweets and spices, and give us the pumpkin-pie!

The lotos bowed above the tide and dreamed.

Pain is no longer pain when it is past.

God pity the tortured hearts that will pant through this night! And the agony of the poor wife who has heard that her husband is really killed!

'Tis the motive exalts the action 'Tis the doing and not the deed.

Language comes first. It's not that language grows out of consciousness, if you haven't got language, you can't be conscious.

I never wanted to be famous.

I feel like if people are going to go to the effort to get a stamp and, you know, put it on an envelope that, you know, it's a big effort these days. So I often write back.

People had so much respect for George Mitchell. They wanted to cooperate with him. I think that's a hallmark of a very good leader.

Without hope we live in desire.

Journalism is not just a cause, its also a wacky profession.

Nobody comes to Minnesota to take their clothes off, at least as far as I know.

You have a unique message to deliver, a unique song to sing, a unique act of love to bestow. This message, this song, and this act of love have been entrusted exclusively to the one and only you.

I always work with a goal - and the goal is to improve as a player and a person. That, finally, is the most important thing of all.

I've never done anything for money, and that is why I got money. When you do stuff for money, you never get money.