There are times when the power of language is not the power that is needed.
Storytelling has a narcotic power.
Governance is a way of organizing, amplifying, and constraining power.
It should here be added that poetry habitually takes the form of verse.
And the second question, can poetry be taught? I didn't think so.
Poetry, almost by definition, calls attention to its language and form.
You're always going to have extremists in every religion.
Far from being hostile to religion is capable of rendering religion important services.
I don't have a religion, but I respect them.
Science is increasingly answering questions that used to be the province of religion.
You have to respect all your competitors.
Science is what scientists do.
In science there are no 'depths'; there is surface everywhere.
Public sharing is an important part of science.
You know they're not going to lose 162 consecutive games.
All sports for all people.
Sometimes success comes in ways you don't expect.
To guarantee success, act as if it were impossible to fail.
To do a common thing uncommonly well brings success.
Fashion is a language, for sure, and it is a reflection of society.
By 2007, Iraqi society had completely collapsed.
