A bird in the boughs sang "June," And "June" hummed a bee In a Bacchic glee As he tumbled over and over Drunk with the honey-dew.

In the under-wood and the over-wood there is murmur and trill this day, For every bird is in lyric mood, And the wind will have its way.

Some must delve when the dawn is nigh; Some must toil when the noonday beams; But when might comes, and the soft winds sigh, Every man is a King of Dreams.

Upon my lips the breath of song, Within my heart a rhyme, Howe'er time trips or lags along, I keep abreast with time!

Mortals, while through the world you go, Hope may succor and faith befriend, Yet happy your hearts if you can but know, Love awaits at the journey's end!

To heal mine aching moods, Give me God's virgin woods.

If every Genius has a touch of Madness, does every Normal person have a touch of Ignorance ?

I hope you are reading to your children, out loud. That's much better than watching television, much better. They won't get very much out of television except some bad thoughts.

The only way to tell the truth is to speak with kindness. Only the words of a loving man can be heard.

Mathematics is the supreme nostalgia of our time.

A hotter, moister atmosphere is an atmosphere primed to trigger disasters.

I wasn't good with authority, went to lots of schools, didn't like the fact that there was no autonomy.

The power of telly is surprising. If you're in a six-part series, you're famous while it's on - people point in the street. Two weeks later it all goes back to normal.

Even on education, his one accomplishment, the Leave No Child Behind Act, and he has left it unfunded.

As Camille Paglia's success has demonstrated, what is most marketable is absolutism and attitude undiluted by thought.

I have so many fashion mistakes, but that's part of being in fashion. I think the people that you see make the most mistakes are usually the best dressers.