Helmet was joined to helmet, and spear to spear, and jewels, baggage, and elephants without number went with them, and you would have said it was a host that none could understand.

And now may the blessing of God rest upon all men. I have told unto them the Epic of Kings, and the Epic of Kings is come to a close, and the tale of their deeds is ended.

Now when the two armies met, many and fierce were the combats waged between them, and blows were given and received, and swords flashed and showers of arrows descended on all sides.

How shall a man escape from that which is written; How shall he flee from his destiny?

And the blood of brave men was shed like unto the shedding of rain from a black cloud.

Helmet was joined to helmet, and spear to spear, and jewels, baggage, and elephants without number went with them, and you would have said it was a host that none could understand.

It is always the same: women bedeck themselves with jewels and furs, and men with wit and quotations.

I love giving gifts and I love receiving them. I really like giving little kids extravagant gifts. You see their little faces light up and they get excited. If it's a really good gift, I love receiving it, like jewels, small islands.

I sometimes have a horrible fear of turning up a canvas of mine. I'm always afraid of finding a monster in place of the precious jewels I thought I had put there!

How is it possible that a being with such sensitive jewels as the eyes, such enchanted musical instruments as the ears, and such fabulous arabesque of nerves as the brain can experience itself anything less than a god.

I'd rather wear jewels in my hair than anywhere else. The face should have the advantage of this brilliance.

Her godmother simply touched her with her wand, and, at the same moment, her clothes were turned into cloth of gold and silver, all decked with jewels.

Some men's memory is like a box where a man should mingle his jewels with his old shoes.

Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.

The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.

The words that enlighten the soul are more precious than jewels.

Helmet was joined to helmet, and spear to spear, and jewels, baggage, and elephants without number went with them, and you would have said it was a host that none could understand.

Not on one strand are all life's jewels strung.

I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, while character comes from within.

I don't need jewels and cars. It's about the delicacy of the way I'm handled.

I'm all for skinny jeans, a flowing blouse, patterned flats and chunky jewels.

I belong to the Democratic Party.

I think that I've learned to relax, and trust in and hire very talented people, and trust in their abilities a little more.

Thanks to farm subsidies, the fine collaboration between agribusiness and Congress, soy, corn and cattle became king. And chicken soon joined them on the throne. It was during this period that the cycle of dietary and planetary destruction began, the thing we're only realizing just now.

And I think that after nearly 85 years upon this planet that I have a right after working so hard at showing the desolation and the poverty, to show something beautiful for somebody as well.

I'm trying to do something real different; I'm trying to bring the street to real pop. I'm trying to bring the street to pop. Not watering it down, no nothing.

I was bullied and picked on because I was so different to everyone else, and I definitely didn't believe or even know I was fabulous back then. But those hard times made me everything I am today. It's all water under the bridge now, but being bullied and going through adversity definitely made me stronger.

The meaning of life is not simply to exist, to survive, but to move ahead, to go up, to achieve, to conquer.

I've never heard Daft Punk; I've never heard a track of theirs in my life. They're the two guys with motorcycle helmets on?

There is no rule that says a footballer needs to be 'this high' and 'this wide.'

So, what's it like in the real world? Well, the food is better, but beyond that, I don't recommend it.

A great byproduct of a TV show, movie, or play is when it can act as a catalyst for someone.

9/11 was a deliberate, carefully planned evil act of the long-waged war on the West by Koran-inspired soldiers of Allah around the world. They hated us before George W. Bush was in office. They hated us before Israel existed. And the avengers of the religion of perpetual outrage will keep hating us.

The important thing is to do good work, no matter what medium you do it in.

I can't tell you how irritating it is to be an atheist in a haunted house.

Now that I look back on it, having retired from being a reporter, it was kind of romantic. It was a wonderful way to live one's life, just as I imagined it would be when I was 6 or 7.

What people don't realize is that everybody needs support, one way or another.

I've always liked to dress eccentrically, but as I get older I'm drawn to more classic looks, though I'll still put my own twist on them.

I've been tiny since I was four, and I eat whatever I want.

We love the precepts for the teacher's sake.

One performer whose band played my music better than I could myself was Art Farmer. He recorded 'Sing Me Softly of the Blues' and 'Ad Infinitum'.

Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die to get there!

I saw George Bush at a benefit concert actually waving at Stevie Wonder. Someone had to tell him 'he can't see you'.

In the end, it's not going to matter how many breaths you took, but how many moments took your breath away.

In Los Angeles, you drive around, and you're coming back from a club or something, and all of a sudden, you'll encounter a coyote. And they're very lean, hungry looking animals.