Genius does not need a special language; it uses newly whatever tongue it finds.

Faith and joy are the ascensive forces of song.

A critic must accept what is best in a poet, and thus become his best encourager.

Above the clouds I lift my wing To hear the bells of Heaven ring; Some of their music, though my fights be wild, To Earth I bring; Then let me soar and sing!

Men are egotists, and not all tolerant of one man's selfhood; they do not always deem the amities elective.

Poetry is an art, and chief of the fine art; the easiest to dabble in, the hardest in which to reach true excellence.

Worth, courage, honor, these indeed Your sustenance and birthright are.

Music waves eternal wands,-- Enchantress of the souls of mortals!

Fashion is a potency in art, making it hard to judge between the temporary and the lasting.

But every human path leads on to God; He holds a myriad finer threads than gold, And strong as holy wishes, drawing us With delicate tension upward to Himself.

Yes, there's a luck in most things; and in none more than being born at the right time.

By their very nature, heuristic shortcuts will produce biases, and that is true for both humans and artificial intelligence, but the heuristics of AI are not necessarily the human ones.

If Mr. Obama wants to get things done, he must recognize that in Washington only the president has the power to make the first big move.

You can't undo the past... but you can certainly not repeat it.

What we do to ourselves to look a certain way is crazy.

I am alone again and I want to be so; alone with the pure sky and open sea.

Our capacity to retaliate must be, and is, massive in order to deter all forms of aggression

How do you take something and make it special? The answer is a lot of hard work and a great deal of imagination.

A small drop of ink makes thousands, perhaps millions... think.

India may be overtaking China as the world's most polluted country. Even now, which country is worse depends on the day.

I don't think punk fashion is a specter or overemphasized - it made a big impression, as there had never been anything like it before.