Against her ankles as she trod The lucky buttercups did nod.

How gently rock yon poplars high Against the reach of primrose sky With heaven's pale candles stored.

Against her ankles as she trod The lucky buttercups did nod.

A healthful hunger for a great idea is the beauty and blessedness of life.

When sparrows build and the leaves break forth My old sorrow wakes and cries.

And bitter waxed the fray; Brother with brother spake no word When they met in the way.

The moon looks upon many night flowers; the night flowers see but one moon.

It is not reason which makes faith hard, but life.

Man is the miracle in nature. God Is the One Miracle to man.

I have lived to thank God that all my prayers have not been answered.

Her face betokened all things dear and good, The light of somewhat yet to come was there Asleep, and waiting for the opening day, When childish thoughts, like flowers would drift away.

And old affront will stir the heart Through years of rankling pain.

When sparrows build and the leaves break forth, My old sorrow wakes and cries.

Theres no dew left on the daisies and clover theres no rain left in heaven.

Death Row had a lot of artists. They had Snoop, the Dogg Pound, the Lady of Rage, and there was other artists that was also on the label, so it was a big list and a long wait. I didn't want to wait that long, so I started branching off and doing my own thing.

Many religious confessions share common values. They teach that we should do unto others as we would have them do unto us.

The nicest part of the prize, perhaps, is the effect on my friends and family. Each of them feels proud and happy to have the relationship with me that they do. In a way, it's as though they received an award too, and I like that very much.

There's a lot of comics writers out there whose work I appreciate and who are nice guys. I really want to work with guys I really respect and enjoy.

Tony Benn and I were very close, very close friends for 30, 40 years. We talked to each other a great deal, and we were great friends. And I was with him shortly before he died, talking about prospects of the world and prospects for peace. And I'm very sad that he's gone.

Of course risk-taking does not always pay off, but it's a lot of fun!

Everybody laughs when fatty falls down.

Unless a man believes in himself and makes a total commitment to his career and puts everything he has into it - his mind, his body, his heart - what's life worth to him?

What seems impossible today will one day become your warm-up.

Hardly any human being is capable of pursuing two professions or two arts rightly.

Everyday brings a choice: to practice stress or to practice peace.

I think Hillary Clinton is a phenomenal woman, and I've gotten to know her, and I think she's made some pretty major contributions over the course of her life.

We're used to boy meets girl, boy likes girl, instant attraction on TV. But you throw a son in there, you throw a marriage in there, and you've got some really good character stuff.

Dissent is the native activity of the scientist, and it has got him into a good deal of trouble in the last years. But if that is cut off, what is left will not be a scientist. And I doubt whether it will be a man.

The goal of a life free of dysphoria is a snare and a delusion. A better goal is of good commerce with the world. Authentic happiness, astonishingly, can occur even in the presence of authentic sadness.

Rock's so good to me. Rock is my child and my grandfather.

Dragonflies are reminders that we are lightand we can reflect light in powerful ways if we choose to do so.

Designers used to be kept behind veiled doors. Now they are often the faces of companies.

I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is.

I like books on tape, and will listen to just about anything.

I'm not superstitious about good luck charms and all that. I don't have any ring or any tangible thing as a charm. But I like to have at least one of my parents with me during my shows. It gives me strength to find their faces... or my brothers... in the audience. It comforts me.

When one has love for God, one doesn't feel any physical attraction to wife, children, relatives and friends. One retains only compassion for them.

A modern definition of equanimity cool. This refers to one whose mind remains stable calm in all situations.

For age is opportunity no less Than youth itself, though in another dress, And as the evening twilight fades away The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.