Yet America is a poem in our eyes; its ample geography dazzles the imagination, and it will not wait long for metres.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

Beauty without expression tires.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

Oppression is the seed of power

Education is not only learning the information, but it is also about gaining experience to unlock the door to wisdom.

Don't allow your mind to tell your heart what to do. The mind gives up easily

I think what happens is when something becomes successful, then a lot of people take credit for it in such ways that it takes credit away from you.

A lot of my rhymes are just to get chuckles out of people. Anybody with half a brain is going to be able to tell when I'm joking and when I'm serious.

When you're a writer, you have to write these stories, even if you don't get paid

I loved playing Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar. I mean you can't do better than playing God!

We know that happiness is short-lived, that we fail to cherish it when it is within our grasp and value it only when it has vanished forever.

The relevant part of the First Amendment here prohibits the making of any law, quote, "abridging the freedom of speech." And it's pretty well-established that speech comes in many forms.

If my body were a tree trunk, the rings would surely reveal the time it has had to mature.