Music waves eternal wands,-- Enchantress of the souls of mortals!

Faith and joy are the ascensive forces of song.

A critic must accept what is best in a poet, and thus become his best encourager.

Above the clouds I lift my wing To hear the bells of Heaven ring; Some of their music, though my fights be wild, To Earth I bring; Then let me soar and sing!

Men are egotists, and not all tolerant of one man's selfhood; they do not always deem the amities elective.

Poetry is an art, and chief of the fine art; the easiest to dabble in, the hardest in which to reach true excellence.

Worth, courage, honor, these indeed Your sustenance and birthright are.

Fashion is a potency in art, making it hard to judge between the temporary and the lasting.

But every human path leads on to God; He holds a myriad finer threads than gold, And strong as holy wishes, drawing us With delicate tension upward to Himself.

Genius does not need a special language; it uses newly whatever tongue it finds.

Yes, there's a luck in most things; and in none more than being born at the right time.

I'm not asking you to do your best. I'm asking you to do your job." -Dagny Taggart

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt, not swallowed.

Republicans have to finally get smart and come together.

Power is everywhere when you can see it and find it. It is nowhere when you can't.

Better to love amiss than nothing to have loved.

Man is but the place where I stand.

To win a national championship, you've got to be a little lucky.

American businesses deserve a federal government that doesn't stand in their way, not one that tries to chase them overseas.

And after a while...I mean how do you choose? Who gets to live? Part of life is that...well, some people have to die.

For what is man's soul but a flame? It flickers in and around the body of a man as does the flame around the rough log.