One would always like things to get other performances. With the lack of publishing here it's almost impossible to have an orchestral work done abroad because people simply don't know they are there.

For me, poetry has no point in existing if it's not to be a prompt or aid to political and ethical change.

Without style, there can be no identity.

For me, the measure of a poem is the word, not the line.

I remember...watching that separation of sea and sky...and for the first time I realize that none of us are seeing the same thing. That all our horizons end in different places.

As a believer just because you gain more fame or authority doesn't mean anything, this means you have more feet to wash

I don't care what stage or what reason, as long as we're playing.

I love boxing, and boxing has always been my favorite sport. I was always into it, and I boxed recreationally all of my life.

As she read the ten commandments for the first time, a Chinese woman said, "I don't see how anyone can very well get on without them."

To take up half on trust, and half to try, Name it not faith but bungling bigotry.

As we prepare our homes to be places where the Spirit is welcome, we will be prepared to feel more 'at home' when we enter the House of the Lord.

Our democracy flourishes when people stand up for themselves and engage in the political process.

Kiss the feet of Popes provided their hands are tied.

You believe in God? Believe also in your imagination.