Who soweth good seed shall surely reap; The year grows rich as it groweth old, And life's latest sands are its sands of gold!

Buttercups, bright eyed and bold, hold their chalices of gold to catch the sunshine and the dew.

And the stately lilies stand Fair in the silvery light, Like saintly vestals, pale in prayer; Their pure breath sanctifies the air, As its fragrance fills the night.

April's rare capricious loveliness.

Around in silent grandeur stood The stately children of the wood; Maple and elm and towering pine Mantled in folds of dark woodbine.

Yet, O thou beautiful rose! Queen rose so fair and sweet. What were lover or crown to thee, without the clay at thy feet?

Aspirations pure and high Strength to do and to endure Heir of all the Ages, I Lo! I am no longer poor!

Stars will blossom in the darkness, Violets bloom beneath the snow.

No mother who stands upon low ground herself can hope to place her children upon a loftier plane. They may reach it, but it will not be through her.

Embrace the gift of autumn

I'd love to be a writer one day

Man is born to live and not to prepare to live.

If you don't have passion, you have no energy, and if you don't have energy, you have nothing.

Ports are necessities, like postage stamps or soap, but they seldom seem to care what impressions they make.

The first movies, they just put up a camera and had a train come into a train station, and everybody was amazed. That was sort of all technology.

There may be flies on you and me, but there are no flies on Jesus.

No Spanish government has given into terror and no government will do that.

Politics are important but your soul lasts forever. So, you know, you make ... decisions on what you think is right or wrong and then you just go forward.

An 'unintended pregnancy' could be a wonderful surprise, not planned but welcome. Why should the government be in the business of 'preventing' a surprising but welcome pregnancy