He that strives to touch the starts, oft stumbles at a straw.

Gold all is not that doth golden seem.

Each goodly thing is hardest to begin.

He that strives to touch the starts, oft stumbles at a straw.

Sleep after toil, port after stormy seas, Ease after war, death after life does greatly please.

What more felicity can fall to creature, than to enjoy delight with liberty?

The poets' scrolls will outlive the monuments of stone. Genius survives; all else is claimed by death.

It is the mind that maketh good of ill, that maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor.

Her angel's face, As the great eye of heaven shined bright, And made a sunshine in the shady place.

And he that strives to touch the stars, Oft stumbles at a straw.

I was promised on a time - to have reason for my rhyme; From that time unto this season, I received nor rhyme nor reason.

And all for love, and nothing for reward.

What cannot be cured must be endured.

All that in this delightful garden grows should happy be and have immortal bliss.

The fish once caught new bait will hardly bite.

The gentle minde by gentle deeds is knowne.

Who will not mercy unto others show. How can he mercy ever hope to have?

Gather the rose of love whilst yet is time.

Thankfulness is the tune of angels.

Hasty wrath and heedless hazardy do breed repentance late and lasting infamy.

I love doing voice-over. It's one of my favorite things.

You are lovable, you are loving; your choices about food will reflect that, if you give yourself a chance.

Now that I have a daughter, I've been thinking about how I'll define beauty to her. I watched a video of Kendall when she was three, and she was putting on makeup. I don't know how I feel about that. But my daughter already watches me do it. When do you let them start wearing it? I don't know yet.

Running is very spiritual for me. It is therapeutic; it clears my mind and helps me to focus.

I design all of the costumes for my movies, actually.

When you get on base, holes open up and things happen and you're able to find a way to score runs.

I love pouring my heart out. People don't want to hear you whine when you're with friends, so you can sing about it instead - it's the best outlet.

I got to work with my wife, Lena Olin, for the first time, which was great. I thought it might be difficult in some way to talk to one's wife in a different way but it was so not forced.

Filming 'Eclipse' - Eclipse was my favorite book so I was really excited to start filming the movie. I just love that it's the height of the love triangle. 'Twilight' develops Edward and Bella's relationship, 'New Moon' develops Jacob and Bella's and in 'Eclipse,' the three of them are physically together.

I don't always have the best eating habits. I like butter and ice cream. There are days when I should work out and I don't. But it's never too late to change old habits.

Nothing thrills me more than to be good at something. It's very rewarding, and I feel grateful and blessed, and I never take it for granted.

Digital downloading of music has affected us all in adverse ways.

In Hollywood, a lot of times when something is in development, it just takes a lot of time.

H&M makes it easy for a guy to look great every single day and create a personal style. Their men's collection always gives me a choice of how I want to dress, whether it be sharp in a suit and polo-neck, or more relaxed in jeans and a tweed jacket.

All significant breakthroughs are break withs old ways of thinking.

Avoiding humanity and humans, just work on yourself be a recluse for a while and see your mind getting much divine.

I've always loved the Bond films.

Well, of course, people are only human... But it really does not seem much for them to be.

A farm bill in Washington State is a jobs bill.

Segregation has no place in the education system.

I've gotten to meet so many people who've inspired me as a human being.

In soaps, people come back from the dead all the time, to the point where death is just a bus stop.

Thought is a kind of opium; it can intoxicate us, while still broad awake; it can make transparent the mountains and everything that exists.

I've been a character actress right from the beginning. I was no more like 'Cinderella' in my real life than I was like the neurotic poet in 'Cop.'