“There is the morass, wherein you plunge up to your knees, or the walki...” — John James Audubon Quote

There is the morass, wherein you plunge up to your knees, or the walking over the stubborn, dwarfish shrubbery, whereby one treads down the forests of Labrador; and the unexpected bunting or sylvia which perchance, and indeed as if by chance alone, you now and then see flying before you, or hear singing from the ground creeping plant.

To be a good draftsman was to me a blessing.

To have been torn from the study would have been as death; my time was entirely occupied with art.

On the 17th of May, the Delos put out to sea. I was immediately affected with sea-sickness, which, however, lasted but a short time. I remained on deck constantly, forcing myself to exercise.

People who watch 'The Blind Side,' they're not going to have a chance to get to know me. People I'm close to, as long as they know me, know who I am, I don't have a problem with it.

I do like to think of myself as a star: because there's room for many stars up in the sky - and we all have the chance to shine bright.

I feel the only way I can survive is to spend a lot of time writing songs. I have to have incredible, killer songs that also are hits, or I just don't have a chance.

I am the type of person who relishes the chance to stand up and perform under pressure; I have had to do that my whole career.