There is no disappointment we endure one-half so great as what we are to ourselves.

The death-bed of a day, how beautiful!

What are ye orbs? The words of God? the Scriptures of the skies?

There is no surer mark of the absence of the highest moral and intellectual qualities than a cold reception of excellence.

For ivy climbs the crumbling hall To decorate decay.

Respect is what we owe; love, what we give.

Surely the stars are images of love.

Art is a man's nature; nature is God's art.

Man is a military animal, glories in gunpowder, and loves parade.

Death, thou art infinite; it is life is little.

Let each man think himself an act of God, His mind a thought, his life a breath of God; And let each try, by great thoughts and good deeds, To show the most of Heaven he hath in him.

All beings exist and nothing elseAnd that’s why they’re called beings

Write from your heart, write with blood and courage.

Win them with your infectious optimism and burning smile.

God has given us all our unique story. It's not one that flows easily or pretty, but the story is ours! Find it and treasure it...

Souls are made of dawn-stuff and starshine.

The oil market is especially sensitive even to a hint of expansion or contraction in supply.

I really love getting hot stone massages. They really help me relax and it's so soothing for your muscles.

What I like most about directing is creating a world more so than anything. To me, the music is the wrapping paper on that world.

If you light a lantern for another, it will also brighten your own way

The work of the eyes is done. Go now and do the heart-work on the images imprisoned within you.