Private opinion is weak, but public opinion is almost omnipotent.
To define is to kill. To suggest is to create.
It is in front of the the paper that the artist creates himself.
As for me, Poetry takes the place of love, because it is enamored of itself, and because this self-lust has a delightful dying fall in my soul.
Poetry is the language of a state of crisis.
The world exists to end up in a book.
Every soul is a melody which needs renewing.
The truth is the best picture, the best propaganda.
It's core to my beliefs now: Sometimes in being given a challenge, you're actually being given a real opportunity, and a lot of that is how you handle it. Do you feel sorry for yourself or do you think, All right! I'll see what I can make out of this? I've had that over and over. If I hang out in the disappointment, I'll just be disappointed all the time.
I applied for a scholarship to Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. I knew I was good enough, but they turned me down. And it took me about six months to realize it was because I was black. I never really got over that jolt of racism at the time.
At Alabama, our players don't win Heisman Trophies. Our teams win National Championships.