Those who would attain to any marked degree of excellence in a chosen pursuit must work, and work hard for it, prince or peasant.

And far and wide, in a scarlet tide, The poppy's bonfire spread.

Pansies in soft April rains Fill their stalks with honeyed sap Drawn from Earth's prolific lap.

I love thee, I love but thee, With a love that shall not die.

From the desert I come to thee, On a stallion shod with fire; And the winds are left behind In the speed of my desire.

But who will watch my lilies, When their blossoms open white? By day the sun shall be sentry, And the moon and the stars by night!

By wisdom wealth is won; but riches purchased wisdom yet for none.

With rushing winds and gloomy skies The dark and stubborn Winter dies: Far-off, unseen, Spring faintly cries, Bidding her earliest child arise; March!

The hollows are heavy and dank With the steam of the Goldenrods.

The knowledge of my sin Is half-repentance.

The loving are the daring.

Here's a health to our Captain, so gallant and freeWhether stuck on a rock or asleep 'neath a treeOr rolled in the arms of some nymph of the seaWhich is where we would all like to be, man!

(memory is) A strange echo, which stores its replicas according to some other acoustic than consciousness or expectation.

Make it simple, but significant.

The journey is never over until you stop pushing. Focus on the prize and keep striving. You truly deserve some bigger and better blessings.

A girl's body was a prize. It had to be more than asked for. It had to be earned, worshipped, and avowed.

The guys in my band are great-we watch movies, we eat pizza, take walks, read books. Everybody has a really great sense of humor. And my boyfriend comes and visits me on the road.

Whether it's being a leading man, making TV shows, being with my family, I've learned a lot.

It’s just a cookie, sweetheart.

I think when dance is mediocre, it's painful. But when dance is really impressive, it destroys.

There is much to be said for having an experienced international jurist who is entirely unconnected with the allied invaders, on the tribunal.