It’s not easy to write a poem about a poem.

My feelings are too loud for words and too shy for the world.

Knighthood lies above eternity; it doesn’t live off fame, but rather deeds.

Teaching others, he corrected himself.

There is another alphabet Whispering from every leaf, Singing from every river, Shimmering from every sky.

They blossomed, they did not talk about blossoming.

I am the shore and the ocean, awaiting myself on both sides.

Even great men bow before the Sun; it melts hubris into humility.

Fly without wings; Dream with open eyes; See in darkness.

Whatever others may say, they say it to deceive and comfort themselves, not help you.

While gazing at myself from yourself, I was beautiful.

You need to manage your expectations. You'll live longer.

I pop gum. My parents get so annoyed with me. I know my dad wishes he never taught me how to do that.

The devil wipes his breech with poor folks' pride.

The fact is, the difference between peak performers and everybody else are much smaller than everybody else thinks.

[on what characteristics Nobel prize winning physicists had in common] I cannot think of a single one, not even intelligence.

Eventually, I want to be a creative producer that isn't in things. The acting is more of a secondary thing for me now.

Was there any human urge more pitiful-or more intense- than wanting another chance at something?

Anything that does not draw us closer to God takes us away from him.

Prevention is the daughter of intelligence.

Have you noticed that the people who actually make the laws, the people in power, never make laws for themselves?