For I am verily persuaded the generality of preachers talk of an unknown and unfelt Christ; and the reason why congregations have been so dead is, because they have had dead men preaching to them.

We can build a collective civic space large enough for all our separate identities, that we can be E Pluribus Unum - Out of One, Many.

When you are in debt, then you are a slave.

You can't base your life on the past or the present. You have to tell me about your future.

In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light.

Everything can be found at sea according to the spirit of your quest.

Being a poet is not a job or a profession but a way of life.

The American movement, Tea Party, whatever you want to call it, I think that is a very hopeful moment for the country and, I know, we really are the community organizers, are we not?

The sorrows we imagine are more profound and inconsolable than real life leaves us time for.

You should love one another and behave lovingly because when love comes, everything comes. You should speak to one another with love and humility. Love is the essence.

Bear up, my child, bear up; Zeus who oversees and directs all things is still mighty in heaven.