People seem to think that life began with the achievement of personal independence.
Taste cannot be controlled by law.
It is thought and feeling which guides the universe, not deeds.
If you're not cheating, you're not trying.
The more money the louder it talks.
It's the power of the brand. We've never formally advertised.
In the total darkness, poetry is still there, and it is there for you.
Poetry is necessary, but is the poet?
Poetry must be made by all and not by one.
Prose talks and poetry sings.
The poet doesn't invent. He listens.
Poetry is indispensable - if I only knew what for.
Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.
I'm the slowest driver in the world.
I'm not really Type A, but A minus.
Lee was a born pedagogue, never happier than when his children were learning to do something the right way. It is a testament to Lee's affection and patience that his children did not rebel. In fact, they appear to have thrived.
Theory of Evolution (Summary) First, there were some amoebas. Deviant amoebas adapted better to the environment, thus becoming monkeys. Then came Total Quality Management.
Natural science in England, as Darwin already knew to his cost, was still the purview of Christian scholars. But here was a question that Darwin found compelling: if God had created all the creatures of the world, what possible reason could there be ...
Perhaps the prayer that is offered when the time for praying is over is more terribly pathetic than any other. Yet one might hesitate to say that this prayer was unanswered. ("The Undying Thing")
Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I’ve tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great And would suffice.
I could give all to Time except -- except What I myself have held. But why declare The things forbidden that while the Customs slept I have crossed to Safety with? For I am There, And what I would not part with I have kept.
