For ebbing resolution ne'er returns, But falls still further from its former shore.

Oh God, if there be cricket in heaven, let there also be rain.

To my deafness I'm accustomed, To my dentures I'm resigned, I can manage my bifocals, But Oh how I miss my mind.

A man of integrity will never listen to any reason against conscience.

My wife had an uncle who could never walk down the nave of an abbey without wondering whether it would take spin.

The doctor unfortunately said I was fit.

"a fatal and perhaps fateful error of judgment" "...this was the last chance for the United Nations to get a grip on themselves and apply the principles of their Charter"

...the first casualty (of this crisis) had been the United Nations. It would need an immense effort, an almost superhuman effort, to restore the prestige of that organization

There are only two problems in my life. The political ones are insoluble and the economic ones are incomprehensible.

Since the age of fifteen poetry has been my ruling passion and I have never intentionally undertaken any task or formed any relationship that seemed inconsistent with poetic principles

But life never lets you go, does it? You can't put down life the way you put down a book.

Circles create soothing space, where even reticent people can realize that their voice is welcome.

I don't want to develop a personality, just cut my face! Stretch it and staple it. Now I'm happy, or at least I look like it.

The Democrats seem to be basically nicer people, but they have demonstrated time and again that they have the management skills of celery.

Today's accent may be on youth, but the stress is still on the parents.

My philosophy is inverted Platonism: the further a thing is from true being, the purer, the lovelier, the better it is. Living inillusion as a goal!

You're letting go of having the best possible experience you can have regardless of who you are and where you are. I think that can be applied to all things, but it's easier said than done.

Soccer is simple, but it is difficult to play simple.

She raised one leg and gave me all her weight as a I dipped her. She either trusted me or wanted to fall.