"詩人とは歌うことだけでは十分でなく涙を伴ってこそ彼の歌が完成する芸術家である"
“How can our profession hope to survive if we do not set higher literary and artistic standards?”
“Poetry is for me Eucharistic worthiness”
“Poetry is the watchful eye of the human race”
“For my people everywhere singing their slave songs repeatedly their dirges and their ditti...”
“In the heat of battle when every muscle screams to give up, discipline is what separates t...”
“The more you learn, the more you earn”
“The root of suffering is attachment.”
“Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.”
“If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.”
“Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.”
“The first wealth is health”
“I know this world is cold and deceiving but I keep my head up like my nose is bleeding”
“In 1995 I had $7 bucks in my pocket and knew two things: I’m broke as hell and one day I...”
“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, no...”