A lot of manuscripts that come in, you wonder by what outrageous fantasy the author believes that this should be pressed into print.

If you're too open-minded; your brains will fall out.

Poetry is eternal graffiti written in the heart of everyone.

Anyone who saw Nagasaki would suddenly realize that they'd been kept in the dark by the United States government as to what atomic bombs can do.

Our government is a bird with two right wings... They're devoted to the perpetuation & spread of corporate capitalism.

Freedom of speech is always under attack by Fascist mentality, which exists in all parts of the world, unfortunately.

I am awaiting perpetually and forever a renaissance of wonder

I am waiting for the lost music to sound again in a new rebirth of wonder.

We have to raise the consciousness; the only way poets can change the world is to raise the consciousness of the general populace.

Poetry must be capable of answering the challenge of apocalytpic times, even if this means sounding apocaltypic.

We have seen the best minds of our generation destroyed by boredom at poetry readings.

If you have a fight work it out, don't get out

In order to know God, we must often think of Him; and when we come to love Him, we shall then also think of Him often, for our heart will be with our treasure.

Have a drink Tom and then you won't feel so foolish to yourself.

If falling in love is anything like learning how to spell, I don't want to do it. It takes too long.

Sometimes I try a Mai Tai. It's so fruity. It's a little embarrassing, but I like it.

If we get used to life that is the crime.

People who leave their own time out of their work cannot be surprised if their time fails to find them interesting.

Measured against the scale and momentum of the Soviet empire's challenge, the Reagan administration has failed, is failing, and without a dramatic change in strategy will continue to fail.

It is true, that men may have Christ whenever they are willing to comply with His terms. But if you are not willing now, how can you think you shall be willing hereafter?

You're going very fast when you're on orbit, going around the world once every hour and a half.