The poet, like the lover, is a menace on the assembly line.

The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.

Courage is not the absence of despair; it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair.

Freedom is man's capacity to take a hand in his own development. It is our capacity to mold ourselves.

If you do not express your own original ideas, if you do not listen to your own being, you will have betrayed yourself.

Fortunately, however, we no longer have to argue that self -love is not only necessary and good but that it also is a prerequisite for loving others.

Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing.

Many people suffer from the fear of finding oneself alone, and so they don't find themselves at all.

Real freedom is the ability to pause between stimulus and response, and in that pause, choose.

In order to be open to creativity, one must have the capacity for constructive use of solitude. One must overcome the fear of being alone.

The schizoid man is the natural product of the technological man. It is one way to live and is increasingly utilized and it may explode into violence.

It’s worth burning myself out like a matchso long as others receive the light and warmth I dispatch.

Forgiveness is indifference. Forgiveness is impossible while love lasts.

The State always stands for swindling, intrigue, and privilege, and cannot stand for anything else.

On the distinctive principles of the Government ... of the U. States, the best guides are to be found in ... The Declaration of Independence, as the fundamental Act of Union of these States.

Let the historic dissection begin. Man-made global warming is a dying market and a zombie science.

He's one of the most coachable players out there.

You cannot develop people. You must allow people to develop themselves.

Life's too short to stay where we are.

Once a ruler becomes religious, it becomes impossible for you to debate with him. Once someone rules in the name of religion, your lives become hell.

That's a very good way to learn the craft of writing - from reading.