It is astonishing that Monod's Les Adieux are not better known. This courageous French Reformed pastor was both passionate in his care for people and singular in his devotion to God.

Protest poetry -- could there be consensus poetry?

If it should happen you wake up and Armageddon has come, lie still.

Children of heroes have glory for breakfast.

Walking in the path of light is heavenly paradise.

Youth is to wander! Adult is to act! Age is to assimilate the beauty of thoughts.

If all you do it "live with it"...then that's not much of a life.

It's difficult for me to meet women because my crowd is much older. I know that for some of the young women I do meet, a relationship with me can be envisioned as a benefit to their career.

Unthought-of Frailties cheat us in the Wise.

I am an agnostic; I do not pretend to know what many ignorant men are sure of.

Learning makes us all uncomfortable.

A word of Encouragement from a leader can inspire a person to reach her potential.

To me coming up short as a team and for me not having a great particular game was tough to swallow, but your life doesn't end there. You must put your life into perspective and keep moving on.