Humans become human through intense learning not just of survival skills but of customs and social mores, kinship and social laws-that is, culture.
One of the most important principles of success is developing the habit of going the extra mile.
You will attract to yourself people who harmonize with your own philosophy of life, whether you wish it or not.
You will never be greater than the thoughts that dominate your mind
Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat.
The man who does more than he is paid for will soon be paid for more than he does.
The starting point of all achievement is desire.
The poem is not, as someone put it, deflective of entry. But the real question is, 'What happens to the reader once he or she gets inside the poem?' That's the real question for me, is getting the reader into the poem and then taking the reader somewhere, because I think of poetry as a kind of form of travel writing.
My philosophy for producing a record is for everyone involved, including myself, to get out of the way of the song, and at the same time, listen to it as closely as you can, and listen to where the song wants to go.
Evil will never be countered while good men do nothing.
I'll watch CNN in the mornings to catch up on what's going on. On the weekends, I get the Sunday edition of 'The New York Times. '