I am the poet of the poor, because I was poor when I loved; since I could not give gifts, I gave words.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

Nothing can be attained until all supports other than those of the pure Soul have been eliminated.

Capital punishment is as fundamentally wrong as a cure for crime as charity is wrong as a cure for poverty.

My attitude toward graduate students was different, I must say. I used graduate students as colleagues: I gave them the best problems to work on, and I encouraged them.

I think with all of us, sometimes we're afraid to recognize that we're here.

The press exerts the pressure of dissent on officials otherwise inclined to rest content with the congratulations of their retainers.

I want you to know, my dear friend, that without you, I would not be the person I am today." He leaned in close and whispered, "I was a broken boy, and you fixed me. Thank you.

I love my grey hair and wrinkles. I love the fact that my face has more of an edge and more character than it did when I was in my 20s and 30s. No Botox for me.

There is no hell, no inferno except the frenzy of living.

Don't stare into a mirror when you are trying to solve a problem.

A man falls down a flight of stairs and somebody rushes over to him and asks, Did you miss a step? No, he answers, I hit every one of them!