I don't really feel much more confident than I did the last couple years. I've always felt like I have a pretty good knuckleball. I worked hard to do that.?

every day a million miracles begin at sunrise!

She’s a smart woman. I love that. Intelligence is a wonderful and powerful aphrodisiac. To me, it enhances beauty, makes an ordinary woman look like a movie star.

What you have to realize when you write poetry, or if you love poetry, is that poetry is just naturally the greatest god damn thing that ever was in the whole universe

The more I grew as a human being, the better I became at my craft.

early is on time, on time is late, and late is unacceptable!

a full moon is a flashlight so everyone can see your drama!

Its impossible to explain creativity. It's like asking a bird, 'How do you fly?' You just do.

I want you to hear a new version of Dueling Banjos. Anyone else is welcome.

intelligence is always intimidating to those who aren't!

A poet is someone who stands outside in the rain hoping to be struck by lightning.

'Tis time to fear when tyrants seem to kiss.

... a science must deal with a subject and its properties.

It is the simplest things in life that hold the most wonder; the color of the sea, the sand between your toes, the laughter of a child.

[When I die] if I leave behind me ten pounds...you and all mankind [may] bear witness against me, that I have lived and died a thief and a robber.

Over the years it has been my privilege to lead performances with Saint Louis, the National Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra and so many other wonderful organizations.

My effort should never be to undermine another's faith but to make him a better follower of his own faith.

Not all the songs are real events, but I do write about stuff that is close to my heart and it comes out one way or another.

Dance is the pure language of the soul - it's been with us from the very beginning.

Even supposing there were some spiritual advantage in celibacy, it ought to be completely voluntary.

Mike Tyson’s a great boxer. The greatest boxer - but boxer. Not the best fighter.