The voice of the people, the voice of God.

To find true peace, forgive those who fill your mind with hatred and instead show them the path of love.

I've many reasons why I believe that every individual I meet is a greatness material

What I like to do is try to make a difference with the work I do.

In just about every area of society, there's nothing more important than ethics.

You have to give your art everything you can - I don't mean only writing, but studying other poets and poetics, thinking, reading what poets have written other than their poetry.

It's a great freedom to give up on love, and get on with everything else.

Virtue cannot dwell with wealth either in a city or in a house.

Thus strength is afforded by good and thorough customs, thus is learnt the subjection of the individual, and strenuousness of character becomes a birth gift and afterwards is fostered as a habit.

Why is it that when we had rotary phones, when we were having folks being crippled by polio, that we were teaching the same way then that we're doing right now?

I know how to turn the bad into good always.