It is not my purpose as a poet to condemn war (or to be exact, modern warfare). I only wish to present the universal aspects of a particular event.

The principle of equity first came into evidence in Roman jurisprudence and was derived by analogy from the physical meaning of the word.

I am not going to claim that modern anarchism has any direct relation to Roman jurisprudence; but I do claim that it has its basis in the laws of nature rather than in the state of nature.

A man of personality can formulate ideals, but only a man of character can achieve them.

I can imagine no society which does not embody some method of arbitration.

The most general law in nature is equity-the principle of balance and symmetry which guides the growth of forms along the lines of the greatest structural efficiency.

The sensitive artist knows that a bitter wind is blowing.

Love works miracles in stillness.

Progress is measured by richness and intensity of experience - by a wider and deeper apprehension of the significance and scope of human existence.

Art is pattern informed by sensibility.

Great changes in the destiny of mankind can be effected only in the minds of little children.

Be independent, ad do what you will.

All businesses make mistakes. The trick is to avoid large ones.

Pride is ugly. It says 'If you succeed I am a failure.'

I always think I'm going to record a lot on tour but it's always hard to fit it in the schedule, and there's a whole lotta' other extra curricular activities that happen on the road.

While all is new, all is beautiful. That is a well-known song. Yes, and the next day the air changes into another one equally well known.

My career has been up and down, and I like it much better being up.

People need to wake up and realize that life doesn't wait for you. If you want something, get up and go after it.

You can read all the textbooks and listen to all the records, but you have to play with musicians that are better than you.

Where I come from, there's no common enemy, there's no "why." There's no, "I hate white people."

There's the one thing no nation can ever accuse us of and that is secret diplomacy. Our foreign are an open book, generally a check book.