Poetry makes possible the deepest kind of personal possession of the world.

What you have to realize when you write poetry, or if you love poetry, is that poetry is just naturally the greatest god damn thing that ever was in the whole universe

I want you to hear a new version of Dueling Banjos. Anyone else is welcome.

A poet is someone who stands outside in the rain hoping to be struck by lightning.

Flight is the only truly new sensation than men have achieved in modern history.

I want a fever, in poetry: a fever, and tranquillity.

There are so many selves in everybody, and just to explore and exploit one is wrong, dead wrong, for the creative person.

I once had the nerve to ask Picasso the question, 'What is art?' He answered, 'Art is a lie which makes us see the truth.

I don’t believe that a reviewer or a critic can really criticize well unless he can praise well.

To be precise and reckless: that is the consummation devoutly to be wished.

Find out what you do best, and then don't do it.

It's a Christmas miracle. I had no tree. Now I have a forest.

I'm very arrogant and mean. I'm almost like a bad guy professional wrestler.

Leaders need to cultivate two things: a righteous heart and a rhinoceros skin.

Dear friends, whenever you want to understand a text of Scripture, try to read the original

I think we should all focus on who we are, what we want to do, and do it. That is my way. I don't know why anyone would want to do that politics stuff.

And I trusted someone to look after me on the business side of life.

To the man who can perfectly practice inaction, all things are possible.

My faculties are decaying now and soon I shall be so I cannot remember any but the things that never happened.

Write yourself a permission slip to be surprised by someone's potential. Who knows? One day that person could be you.

Instead of criticizing, find out how to help.