"I find relief from the questions only when I concede that I am not obliged to know everything. I remind myself it is sufficient to know what I know, and that what I know, may not always be true."
"In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours.In all the world, there is no love for you like mine."
"Whatever you want to do, if you want to be great at it, you have to love it and be able to make sacrifices for it."
"My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style."
"If I'm the people's poet, then I ought to be in people's hands - and, I hope, in their heart."
"If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?"