So much destruction in modern war takes place miles and miles away from the source of the destruction, the human being who has caused it.

What you have to realize when you write poetry, or if you love poetry, is that poetry is just naturally the greatest god damn thing that ever was in the whole universe

I want you to hear a new version of Dueling Banjos. Anyone else is welcome.

A poet is someone who stands outside in the rain hoping to be struck by lightning.

Flight is the only truly new sensation than men have achieved in modern history.

I want a fever, in poetry: a fever, and tranquillity.

There are so many selves in everybody, and just to explore and exploit one is wrong, dead wrong, for the creative person.

I once had the nerve to ask Picasso the question, 'What is art?' He answered, 'Art is a lie which makes us see the truth.

I don’t believe that a reviewer or a critic can really criticize well unless he can praise well.

To be precise and reckless: that is the consummation devoutly to be wished.

Poetry makes possible the deepest kind of personal possession of the world.

If you want inner peace, unconditionally forgive everyone. If you want world peace, be an example and love everyone.

The ostrich-approach of burying your head in the sand, when confronting your areas of weakness, becomes a self-set trigger for failure.

But there was a kitten on my pillow, and it was purring in my face and vibrating gently with every purr, and, very soon, I slept.

Challenging the meaning of life is the truest expression of the state of being human.

The real test of business greatness is in giving opportunity to others.

The New York Times is and has always been a digital leader. The report only cited some areas where we fell down.

A person has to keep something to herself or you're life is just a layout in a magazine.

I know what to do with my life. I just don't know what to do with this one night.

The man who eats to live, who is friends with the five powers - earth, water, ether, sun and air - who is a servant of God, the Creator of all these, ought not to fall ill.

You know very well that whether you are on page one or page thirty depends on whether they fear you. It's as simple as that.