"And the heart that is soonest awake to the flowers is always the first to be touch’d by the thorns." ― Thomas Moore Topic(s): Mom Tags: heart More From Thomas Moore "Came but for friendship, and took away love." "True change takes place in the imagination." "Wisdom and deep intelligence require an honest appreciation of mystery." More In Mom "When I resigned, I put the U.S. Government on notice that I’m going to stick to policy issues, that I have no intention of going out and blowing the cover off of the intelligence operations, that those are truly sensitive and they should not be exposed."― Scott Ritter "I heard the Beatles and the Stones, and Mom bought me an electric guitar. I played lead for four years and then switched to bass. One day someone suggested that I should sing, so I sheepishly stepped up to the microphone and the rest is rock history."― Glenn Hughes "Once my mom passed away, I have nobody to answer to. It’s great."― Jessica Hahn