The poet is a creator, not an iconoclast, and never will tamely endeavor to say in prose what can only be expressed in song.

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.

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

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.

There are two kinds of artists left: those who endorse Pepsi and those who simply won't.

There is no logical staircase running from the physics of 10-28 cm. to the physics of 1028 light-years.

One thing about 'Star Wars' that I'm really proud of is that it expands the imagination. That's why I like the 'Star Wars' toys.

Opera is a musical scenery, a musical atmosphere in which the characters move and talk.

You know something I could really do without? The Space Shuttle. ... It's irresponsible. The last thing we should be doing is sending our grotesquely distorted DNA out into space.

I came to declare that I am a friend to Arabs, at a time when it is not easy to be friend to Arabs, because nowadays those who have ambitions and interests would not befriend Arab.

You've gotta be dynamic in media. That's the only thing that's gonna work.

No book, no matter how good, has a chance of reaching a large audience unless the publisher SEES the book's value.

For some the fairest thing on the dark earth is Thermopylae, And the Spartan phalanx lowering lances to die.

I've been doing American auditions for a while, and it always felt sort of like sending these audition tapes off into the ether. So just hearing anything back from anyone was kind of startling.