I hold it to be the inalienable right of anybody to go to hell in his own way.

Something we were withholding made us weak, until we found it was ourselves.

Life is tons of discipline.

You've got to love what's lovable, and hate what's hateable. It takes brains to see the difference.

I'm not a teacher, but an awakener.

All the fun is in how you say a thing.

Poetry is what is lost in translation. It is also what is lost in interpretation.

Poetry is about the grief. Politics is about the grievance.

Far more violence has been done in obeying the law than in breaking the law.

Keep all ur troubles in ur own pocket. But, make sure that the pocket has a hole!

The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work.

By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.

How many things have to happen to you before something occurs to you?

The woods are lovely, dark, and deep but I have promises to keep...

The test is always how we treat the poor.

Come grow old with me, for the best is yet to come!

Nature is always hinting at us. It hints over and over again. And suddenly we take the hint.

A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age.

I'm not confused. I'm just well mixed.