A person can drop dead even while singing. But that's no reason to stop singing.

One is never wounded by the love one gives, only by the love one expects.

The slope contains many wonders not found at the summit.

Philosophers console themselves with explanations.

The search for first causes is the ultimate wild goose chase.

When you separate thought from life, you get philosophy.

Logical positivism is philosophy from the neck up.

The questions philosophers ask are not so much meaningless as irrelevant.

No explanation is ever as good as not having one.

The truth is what you live through while you're looking for the truth.

Never confuse a hunger for knowledge with a thirst for truth.

His pupils dilate when he sees me. His lips part as he momentarily forgets to marshal his expression, and I could swear he stops breathing for several heartbeats.

Always ignore hateful attitude and rude behavior of the people. They are powerless without your response.

Everyone, except a writer, thinks writing is easy. Writing is tough. Being a disciplined writer is tougher.

Nature has created us with the capacity to know God, to experience God.

There are no language barriers when you are smiling.

Distance is a great promoter of admiration.

Everyone still thinks I'm Scottish - that's totally wicked.

Beauty draws more than oxen.

People write me from all over the country, asking me, and sometimes even telling me, what they think a poet laureate should do. I found that immensely valuable.

I was slightly brain damaged at birth, and I want people like me to see that they shouldn't let a disability get in the way. I want to raise awareness - I want to turn my disability into ability.