My favorite poets may not be your bread and butter. I have more favorite poems than favorite poets.

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.

Now relax, think positively and begin --- the smile of success awaits you.

It’s the whole or it’s nothing.

In his own way, he's lived life with all the intensity he could muster.

To me, Faith is not just a noun but also a verb

I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build.

I thought about starting a novella club because it seemed less ambitious.

I'm fairly competitive.

It is an immense privilege to be able to play in the NHL. I was very blessed and a lot of things went my way to be able to make it.

for a poet is a light and winged thing, and holy, and never able to compose until he has become inspired, and is beside himself, and reason is no longer in him.

What you eat is not the goal. What you are is the goal.