The laurels of an orator who is not a master of literary art wither quickly.

A man is known by the company his mind keeps.

All the best sands of my life are somehow getting into the wrong end of the hourglass. If I could only reverse it! Were it in my power to do sowould I?

What is lovely never dies, but passes into other loveliness, Star-dust, or sea-foam, flower or winged air.

They fail, and they alone, who have not striven.

Civilization is the lamb's skin in which barbarism masquerades.

True art selects and paraphrases, but seldom gives a verbatim translation.

The possession of unlimited power will make a despot of almost any man. There is a possible Nero in the gentlest human creature that walks.

But I, in the chilling twilight stand and wait At the portcullis, at thy castle gate, Longing to see the charmed door of dreams Turn on its noiseless hinges, delicate sleep!

What probing deep Has ever solved the mystery of sleep?

Come watch with me the shaft of fire that glows in yonder West; the fair, frail palaces, The fading Alps and archipelagoes and great cloud continents of sunset-seas.

Change your ways when fear seizes, " he had said, "for it usually means you are doing something wrong.

Yes folks, their gold medal looks the same as everybody elses.

What else have I done nearly all my life than go hungry and go on singing?

You should never protest outside a rich guy's home during the day because he's not there. He's at work grinding the faces of the poor.

Awww," Minho said. "That's almost as sweet as that time she slammed the end of a spear into your shuck face.

I was addicted to the original 'Star Trek' when I was growing up, because of my dad. We grew up in St. Helens, Oregon and we weren't allowed to watch a lot of TV.

But I sometimes think we have too much of a fixation about 2012.

The story of journalism, on a day-to-day basis, is the story of the interaction of reporters and officials

Because of the incredible reputation I have, people find me exciting to watch on film.

If you can't imitate him, don't copy him.