Music proposes. Sound disposes.

Poetry is important. No less than science, it seeks a hold upon reality, and the closeness of its approach is the test of its success.

Poetry is the fiery index to the genius of the age.

How to sustain the miracle Of being, that like a muted bell, Or like some ocean-breathing shell, Quivers, intense and still?

History Coming too close Is monstrous, like a doll That is alive and bigger than the child Who tries to hold it.

There is no end to grief. Nor no end to poetry.

The poet, like the lover, is a person unable to reconcile what he knows with what he feels. His peculiarity is that he is under a certain compulsion to do so.

Who, except the poets, reads poetry?

everybody feels the evil, but no one has courage or energy enough to seek the cure

The Saudi government's denial of basic rights to women is not only wrong, it hurts Saudi Arabia's economic development, modernization and prosperity.

Switchfoot is a surfing term… To switch your feet means to take a new stance facing the opposite direction. It's about change and movement, a different way of approaching life and music.

We're accepted as long as we conform to what we are expected to be, and I'm sure that's not any different for anyone else.

In this most Christian of worlds all poets are Jews.

The old saw says, 'Let a sleeping dog lie.' Right. Still, when there is much at stake it is better to get a newspaper to do it.

I love doing a lot of things I'm told I can't do. I think that's what drives me and keeps me awake every day.

Make your top managers rich and they will make you rich.

If we repeal Obamacare, it's the Wild West, and then you're gonna see the traditional manner and behavior of Washington kick into gear and start trying to craft something.

The real spiritual progress of the aspirant is measured by the extent to which he achieves inner tranquility.