Now, even more than the evening before, he could think of no one with whom to compare her. She had become absolute, beyond comparison. She had become decision and fate.

What use was time to those who'd soon achieve Digital Immortality?

Even that. What is the point in living forever, if it is not with the woman I love?

Bringing science into poetry is one way of acknowledging some of the richest stuff that is in my cultural moment.

The Lord is well aware of our mortality. He knows our weaknesses. He understands the challenges of our everyday lives. He has great empathy for the temptations of earthly appetites and passions.

Technique-bodily control-must be mastered only because the body must not stand in the way of the soul's expression.

There must be Religion. Otherwise the poor would murder the rich.

Nobody ever built a statue to a committee.

You know, I want to be the uncommon one. I think it's pretty cool that I'm only 5'11, you know, and playing in the National Football League.

I want to make big movies that appeal to a lot of people. That's satisfying to me.

Hillary Clinton, [Democrats] say, leads the popular vote by two million, and a shift of a few votes in a few states would have won the election.