Thou art figured blind, and yet we borrow our best sight from thee.

To doubt is worse than to have lost; And to despair is but to antedate those miseries that must fall on us.

A willing mind makes a hard journey easy.

Malice scorned, puts out itself; but argued, give a kind of credit to a false accusation.

True dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are withdrawn.

Be wise; soar not too high to fall; but stoop to rise.

It is true fortitude to stand firm against All shocks of fate, when cowards faint and die In fear to suffer more calamity.

How sweetly sounds the voice of a good woman! It is so seldom heard that, when it speaks,it ravishes all senses.

Giants in Their promises, but those obtained, weak pigmies In their performance.

He is not valiant that dares lie; but he that boldly bears calamity.

We have not an hour of life in which our pleasures relish not some pain, our sours, some sweetness.

Smile :-) Don't wear a crown of frown.

I was afraid to let other make any decisions, because I had no confidence they would be concerned for me.

I mean, what 16-year-old is going to listen to Doc Watson?

Music is the space between the notes.

Everything I write, I believe instinctively, is to some extent collage. Meaning, ultimately, is a matter of adjacent data.

There is an interesting resemblance in the speeches of dictators, no matter what country they may hail from or what language they may speak.

I'm unable to ignore the gift that God gave me, so I'm going to sing.

Journalists immediately think of me as a resource for a quote or comment because they know that I will be available to offer fresh insight and meet their deadlines.

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds actually wasn't meant to say LSD It was a drawing that John's son brought home from school Lucy was a kid in his school.

There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and cannot be recalled?