Inspirational Sayings

The strongest and sweetest songs yet remain to be sung.

I could not be a Poet – as I was not a Bird – And so I chose to be a Fly – And buzz around the World –

I'm a believer in the literal word. I think it's the literal word that counts.

The world is a much more spiritual place than we imagine, and a much more material one too.

Tonight I can write the saddest lines. Write, for example, 'The night is starry and the stars are blue and shiver in the distance.'

The world rushes on, and I am left behind, a solitary wanderer, dreaming of the past.

A man who calls his kinsmen to a feast does not do so to save them from starvation, but to demonstrate his wealth and the greatness of his name.

The world is too complex, too interconnected, for any nation to imagine it can isolate itself and remain unaffected.

The only way to overcome evil is with good.

I have been a soldier for twenty years, and in all that time, I have never seen a man so brave as to be afraid of a woman.

One ought every day at least to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.

I try all things, I achieve what I can.

Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.

The cat, you know, is a perfect symbol of beauty and cruelty.

An English philosopher, named Locke, has stated that 'the human mind is a blank sheet of paper, whereon experience writes its lessons.'

I want to taste and glory in each day, and never be afraid to suffer. When I am grown, I shall be a poet.

I want to write because I have the urge to create. I want to write because I have the urge. I want to write because I.

I'm a Buddhist, and I'm a Jew, and I'm a gay man, and I'm a poet, and I'm an American, and I'm a human being. I'm all of those things.

The word is a virus that creates its own reality.

Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous impatience.