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 like meat and carbohydrates.

I was brought up to express myself only when asked to express myself, and then to do so in a way that's pleasing to hear. But I've always had a need to make my presence known. I was just sort of born that way, I guess. It's my natural tendency.

Contrary to all the blather we here about the unique goodness of the American people or our religious heritage or anything else, the one thing that set this country apart from all others was the Bill of Rights.

I live in the house my great-grandfather moved to in 1865... I spent all my summers here as a kid haying with my grandfather, and it was my favorite place in the world.

Faith is no irresponsible shot in the dark. It is a responsible trust in God who knows the desires of your hearts the dreams you are given and the goals you have set. He will guide your paths right.

Spending on programs such as national defense and funding the operating budgets of all federal agencies represent only 39 percent of our yearly budget, an all-time low.

A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others.

Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept his lot calmly, even if they roll a few stones upon it.

I really appreciate an actor who has paid their dues and who has learned hard knocks and has been rewarded in the end.

I compare the Twist to the electric light, The Twist is me, and I'm it. I'm the electric light.

There's a discrepancy between what you think you are and what other people think you are.

For in the theoretical field bourgeois economics no longer engages in blithe and joyous fights.

When I dare to be powerful to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.

Many of us, particularly those of us with disabilities who have faced persistent discrimination throughout our lives, not least when trying to find employment in the first place, take enormous pride in our hard-fought jobs and careers.

Scratch a Yale man with both hands and you'll be lucky to find a coast-guard. Usually you find nothing at all.

It's very difficult, I think, for people to be around you when you're getting lots of attention. It's very difficult for young people to understand what that's about when people start treating you differently when you've been doing the same thing you were doing the day before.

Nothing heightens chaos more than a berserk wild animal right in the middle.

Only those who risk going too far, can possibly find out how far one can go.

Science moves fastest when there's plenty of debate and controversy.

Failure isnt fatal but failure to change might be.

In an era of parental paranoia, lawsuit mania and testing frenzy, we are failing to inspire our children's curiosity, creativity, and imagination. We are denying them opportunities to tinker, discover, and explore - in short, to play.

There's a lot of glorification of startups and being a founder. People brush the failures under the rug, but that's the worst thing you can do. You kind of have to face it head on.

I did grow up in New Orleans. I grew up right on the lake, right across the levee.

Amazon makes money differently from a conventional publisher. It is an infrastructure player.