I could not stop for death and he did not stop for me.

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul - and sings the tunes without the words - and never stops at all.

I am out with lanterns, looking for myself.

We turn not older with years but newer every day.

I hope you love birds too. It is economical. It saves going to heaven.

If you take care of the small things, the big things take care of themselves. You can gain more control over your life by paying closer attention to the little things.

I must go in, the fog is rising.

A good roommate may be the single most important thing to have when one is away at school.

Bring me the sunset in a cup.

Saying nothing... sometimes says the most.

Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough.

...lies is lies. Howsever they come, they didn't ought to come, and they come from the father of lies, work round to the same.

I can walk without shoes and live without cloths, but I cannot live without dignity even for a second.

The poet is at the edge of our consciousness of the world, finding beyond the suspected nothingness which we imagine limits our perception another acre or so of being worth our venturing upon.

Let us remind our poor men folk in deed and song:There are two types of men in this womanly world:Those who know they are weak.Those who think they are strong.

I think Visions of Cody is the most radical book in terms of poetic stretch and the way Jack Kerouac is able to incorporate documentation and incorporate the live tape recording of Neal and so on.

The people who excel in any field are people who realize that the moment is there to be seized-that there are opportunities at every turn. They are more alive to the moment.

We owe her a major debt of gratitude for her service to our country.

In my opinion eight years as president is enough and sometimes too much for any man to serve in that capacity.

Diffused knowledge immortalizes itself.

The parts I've been most successful in are the ones I've desperately, desperately wanted.