Knowledge has been a passion with me during my whole life, one which has not lost its charm to the present day.

Behold not with anger the sins of man, but forgive and cleanse.

The voices of the people are the voices of God.

All things in this world are two: in heaven there is but One.

Sometimes I dream that I'm writing a memoir. A memoir would just be the thing to keep me in the hearts and memories of my adoring public.

Discover that we are capable of solitary joy and having experienced it, know that we have touched the core of self.

The past is nothing to [the young], not even another country as it is to the old, or even a nightmare as it is to the guilty.

The expression working like a dog dates back to a time in America when men would rise early, then lie around all day and lick their balls.

If you're in the penaut business you learn to think small.

It's tough to be a 15- or 16-year-old athlete competing around the country. There's tension, there's media. I had no idea what I was getting into.

When I do get free time, I spend a lot of it at home with my family and my close friends and I think that's what keeps me happy, healthy, grounded, and totally in check.

I like to keep my wheels on the ground.

There is no substitute for milk. Sorry.

Poetry is the renewal of words, setting them free, and that's what a poet is doing: loosening the words.