If I had my life to live over again, I would elect to be a trader of goods rather than a student of science. I think barter is a noble thing.

Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.

Life isn't worth living, unless it is lived for someone else.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.

Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.

God is clever but not dishonest.

Try not to become a man of success but rather a man of value.

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.

Florrie smiles with unmoderated joy, because she can't see that most people bank their happiness like it's something you might run out of

It's love it's love that makes the world go round.

In the United States, in poetry workshops, it's now quite a thing to make graduate students learn poems by heart.

People tend to keep their distance.

I want to spend as much time as I can with my family, yet I'm aware of having to bring home the bacon.

I can't sleep. There is a woman stuck between my eyelids. I would tell her to get out if I could. But there is a woman stuck in my throat

The questionnaire is a simple first step toward becoming more self-aware.

That was the thing about being alone, in theory or in principle. Whatever happened - good, bad, or anywhere in between - it was always, if nothing else, all your own.

I engage with local politics because it affects people I love. And I engage in national politics because it affects people I love.

Pitch within yourself.