I'm slow in and to love; however once and if I decide on you, you are permanently lodged in my heart, and as a result I have a few thorns that I like to pull and poke and prod over and over again.

The cycle of jobless youth, uncertainty about the future, depressing consumption, and weak investment and stresses on both the supply and demand side of economies are all thorns in the wheel of capitalism.

The profession of the writer has its thorns about which the reader does not dream.

Some people are near- or farsighted - I'm thorn-sighted. The thorns on the rose are in really sharp definition for me, the rose petals a little fuzzier.

If you enjoy the fragrance of a rose, you must accept the thorns which it bears.

And the heart that is soonest awake to the flowers is always the first to be touch'd by the thorns.

Entering politics would be like donning a crown of thorns.

Give me your crown, Jesus. Give me your cross, your thorns, so that I may bleed. But give me life, because I have more to do for this country and these people.

He wanted to play accordion on something of mine and I said you can play accordion, but I want you to play piano and organ on some stuff. He came over a couple times a week for two weeks and gave me therapy as to whether I should do The Thorns or not.

'A Court of Thorns and Roses,' big surprise, was inspired by music. By actually listening to the 'Princess Mononoke' soundtrack.

There's no dearth of kindness In the world of ours; Only in our blindness We gather thorns for flowers.

The flower which is single need not envy the thorns that are numerous.

Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.

As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

Problems are only opportunities with thorns on them.

Are you not moved to tears and bitter compassion, when you behold the only Son of God seized by the most impious, dragged away, mocked, scourged, buffeted, spit upon, crowned with thorns, hung upon the infamous cross between two thieves, finally in such a horrible and execrable manner suffering death, for your salvation and that of the world?

Advance, and never halt, for advancing is perfection. Advance and do not fear the thorns in the path, for they draw only corrupt blood.

You cannot show people only the petals and not the thorns. It's not fair to them.

Multiculturalism is a bed of beautiful roses that has some thorns, so we just have to be careful not to get pricked or to prick one another.

My life is part humor, part roses, part thorns.