Rhyme, that enslaved queen, that supreme charm of our poetry, that creator of our meter.

I have a simple philosophy. Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. And scratch where it itches.

Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.

What's with you men? Would hair stop growing on your chest if you asked directions somewhere?

There is the view that poetry should improve your life. I think people confuse it with the Salvation Army.

When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.

It's sad when someone you know becomes someone you knew.

I will go on my knees and ask the Liberian people to participate in bringing peace and stability to our country.

Hollywood brides keep the bouquets and throw away the grooms.

Once you label me you negate me.

Only those with no memory insist on their originality.

A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of stone.

Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't.

If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.

When people start asking you to do the same thing over and over again, that's when you know you're way too close to something that you don't want to be near.

Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.

There is no such thing as a Christian child: only a child of Christian parents.

In my ballets, woman is first. Men are consorts. God made men to sing the praises of women. They are not equal to men: They are better.

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.

Anyone who attempts to generate random numbers by deterministic means is, of course, living in a state of sin.

The cure for boredom is curiosity.There is no cure for curiosity.