Libraries are where it all begins.

There are times in life when, instead of complaining, you do something about your complaints.

I see a resurgence of interest in poetry. I am less optimistic about the prospects for the arts when it comes to federal funding.

All of us have moments in our childhood where we come alive for the first time. And we go back to those moments and think, This is when I became myself.

A good poem is like a bouillon cube. It's concentrated and it nourishes you when you need it.

Courage has nothing to do with our determination to be great. It has to do with what we decide in that moment when we are called upon to be more.

Being true to yourself really means being true to all the complexities of the human spirit.

We should always do something that makes us feel like a child again. Keep learning, no matter what it is.

The library is an arena of possibility, opening both a window into the soul and a door onto the world.

I've always been intrigued by the way history works, the way we decide what is mentioned.

Sometimes a word is found so right it trembles at the slightest explanation.

Nature offers splendor and artistry for us to appreciate. Opening our senses reveals we are surrounded by magnificence.

I blame God for all the good things that happened in my life to spite him I will be good to others

Being a giver is not good for a 100-yard dash, but it’s valuable in a marathon.

Man is an animal that makes bargains: no other animal does this - no dog exchanges bones with another.

It was like a miracle, but before our very eyes, and almost in the drawing of a breath, the whole body crumbled into dust and passed from our sight.

Our most widely known scholars have been trained in universities outside of the South.

I don't think anyone wants a movie on time that's not worth your time.

I'm not here to be good. I'm here to be great.

I was stranded in Disco. I went to dozens of darkened places with enough flashing lights to drive the average person mad. I felt lost in the pulse of sheer panic.

Be sure to play "Blessed Lord" tonight - play it real pretty.