Tis toil's reward, that sweetens industry, As love inspires with strength the enraptur'd thrush.

Life is short, and time is swift; Roses fade, and shadows shift.

Almighty Father! let thy lowly child, Strong in his love of truth, be wisely bold,-- A patriot bard, by sycophants reviled. Let him live usefully, and not die old!

Daisies infinite Uplift in praise their little growing hands, O'er every hill that under heaven expands.

Sleep, to the homeless thou art home; the friendless find in thee a friend

What is a Communist? One who hath yearnings For equal division of unequal earnings, Idler or bungler, or both, he is willing, To fork out his copper and pocket your shilling.

The quivering flesh, though torture-torn, may live, but souls, once deeply wounded, heal no more.

Again the violet of our early days Drinks beauteous azure from the golden sun, And kindles into fragrance at his blaze.

Things of today? Deeds which are harvest for Eternity!

The streams, rejoiced that winter's work is done, Talk of to-morrow's cowslips as they run.

If't were not for my cat and dog, I think I could not live.

I miss THE WALLFLOWERS. Great band. Wrote my first Fan letter to them. No response.

I decided that if the police couldn't catch the gangsters, I'd create a fellow who could.

Grantland Rice can go to hell as far as I'm concerned.

All good things are cheap: all bad are very dear.

Destiny is the result of all your actions and the impressions that you have taken in.

What's interesting is there are $12 billion of breaks in the energy bill that passed, yet we see that the sixth major oil companies in America last year made $1.1 trillion.

The more I can learn about music, the more I learn about other things.

If you love your life, everybody will love you too.

We must sacrifice something in order to make the world better.

What I've learned about marriage: You need to have each other's back; you have to be a kind of team going through life.