I am hard to disgust, but a pretentious poet can do it

Yule—Yul log for the Christmas-fire tale-spinner—of fairy tales that can come true: Yul Brynner.

They fought the enemy, we fight fat living and self-pity. Shine, o shine, unfalsifying sun, on this sick scene.

Poetry...... a place for the genuine, Hands that can grasp, eyesthat can dilate, hair that can rise

I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail.

Intuition is the GPS of Life.

Hotmail just picked up 12 new episodes of 'Judging Amy'.

I think when Tom Ford was there I borrowed a Gucci tux one time, and they were very nice and he was very kind.

I started young but at every turn, listening provided a foundation for my leadership. I can say categorically that all the really excellent leaders I have known were, in my view, excellent listeners.

I do know without fear of contradiction what the definition of life is and it is 12 words long. 'Life is defined by how much you improve the lives of others.'

During the battles last night and at dawn, they [ Ba'th Socialist Party fighters] had destroyed three American helicopters

As far as action is concerned, our films have been coming up with some great sequences. In fact, I think Hollywood is copying Bollywood by getting their heroes to bash up 15 guys at a time.

[N]or should you move so fast! The works of God do not proceed in that way; they come about of themselves, and those He does not create soon perish.

I write my books in my head, and not in a specific study with a view. The view is from my inner eyes.