Death is the mother of beauty. Only the perishable can be beautiful, which is why we are unmoved by artificial flowers.

True villains are extremely photogenic.

All the great things have been denied and we live in an intricacy of new and local mythologies, political, economic, poetic, which are asserted with an ever-enlarging incoherence.

The day of the sun is like the day of a king. It is a promenade in the morning, a sitting on the throne at noon, a pageant in the evening.

The summer night is like a perfection of thought.

The imagination is one of the forces of nature.

Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake.

The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself.

The way through the world is more difficult to find than the way beyond it.

I do not know which to prefer - The beauty of inflections Or the beauty of innuendoes, The blackbird whistling Or just after.

It is not everyday that the world arranges itself into a poem.

Nemo intrat in caelum nisi per philosophiam

Hesitation and the fear of being judged kills more relationships than misunderstanding and arguments.

Never was I supposed to hear the words 'He says he wants to see you.' But now that I have, there's no way to refuse.

We should regret our mistakes and learn from them, but never carry them forward into the future with us.

Our alliances and partnerships are not directed against any nation.

I'm not born here to have a personality. I'm here to have a spirit. Each of us is born with a purpose for being alive.

There is a lot going on in high schools, and I think what we portray is fairly accurate

Stocks have tanked. Shouldn't you have asked for that money back?

We must be willing to pay inspiring math and science teachers, who have high paying alternatives in industry, more to teach and reward students who take more challenging courses in high school.

I've owned a business for 26 years. My family isn't in politics and my supporters aren't special interest groups in Madison and Milwaukee.