A critic must accept what is best in a poet, and thus become his best encourager.

Faith and joy are the ascensive forces of song.

Above the clouds I lift my wing To hear the bells of Heaven ring; Some of their music, though my fights be wild, To Earth I bring; Then let me soar and sing!

Men are egotists, and not all tolerant of one man's selfhood; they do not always deem the amities elective.

Poetry is an art, and chief of the fine art; the easiest to dabble in, the hardest in which to reach true excellence.

Worth, courage, honor, these indeed Your sustenance and birthright are.

Music waves eternal wands,-- Enchantress of the souls of mortals!

Fashion is a potency in art, making it hard to judge between the temporary and the lasting.

But every human path leads on to God; He holds a myriad finer threads than gold, And strong as holy wishes, drawing us With delicate tension upward to Himself.

Genius does not need a special language; it uses newly whatever tongue it finds.

Yes, there's a luck in most things; and in none more than being born at the right time.

Life is too short to be wasted on anything that does not help you to live out God’s plan and purposes for your life.

Take your life out of high gear and disengage the autopilot mode. Try living mindfully and avoid the pattern of living in a reactive manner.

Cities with all their advantages have something hostile to liberal learning, the seductions are so subtle and accost the senses so openly on all sides.

He [Andrew Carnegie] wanted people to be able to lift themselves, to educate themselves, to train themselves. And there was no better way to do that than with libraries.

One of the reasons why I enjoy college basketball a little more is because of its team orientation as opposed to individual orientation.

For a Canadian, natural resources were a good fit.

I tend to watch a little TV... Court TV, once in a while. Some of the cases I get interested in.

The best way to teach somebody something is to have them think they're learning something else.

You're never given a dream without the power to make it true.

Pleasures seem solid in their pursuit; but are mere clouds in the enjoyment.