Random Inspirational Quotes

"Who you are contributes to your poetry in a number of important ways, but you shouldn't identify with your poems so closely that when they are cut, you're the one that bleeds."

"Only you can control your future."

"Philosophers can debate the meaning of life, but you need a Lord who can declare the meaning of life."

"The love of our private friends is the only preparatory exercise for the love of all men."

"Tell the truth through whichever veil comes to hand – but tell it. Resign yourself to the lifelong sadness that comes from never ­being satisfied."

"I've heard that the soul often recognizes truth when it hears it, even if the mind does not."

"New York City [10w] + [10w] + {Couplet} In fast-paced New York Cityeven the bubbling brooks babble.The Hudson and East River run rabid,skirting the rabble"

"So I placed my heart under lock and key To take some time, and take care of me But I turn around and you're standing here"

"When you're a little kid, you just like music that makes you happy and is fun. As you get older, you reach college or your 20s and you decide that music should be challenging and all art should be smart. So you start to think it makes you like high art more to put down things you consider low art. I don't even think things are low art."

"So, have a little fun. Soon enough you'll be dead and burning in Hell with the rest of your family."

"I don't want anyone to look to me, not for protection, not for happiness, not for love, not for anything."

"A great hope fellYou heard no noiseThe ruin was within."

"Doing what I like to do, the way I like to do it ... makes me happy."

"I am my own experiment. I am my own work of art."

"Cause I'm Irish, and everyone remembers me."

"Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art."

"I'm sorry. I know you loved her. It was hard not to."

"When his life was ruined, his family killed, his farm destroyed, Job knelt down on the ground and yelled up to the heavens, "Why god? Why me?"and the thundering voice of God answered, There's just something about you that pisses me off."

"...the Statue of Liberty's got this invitation: 'Give me your tired, your poor, your reeking homeless--''Huddled masses,' said Ira. 'Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.'...Okay, fine. So like everybody in the old countries says, 'Hey, I'm a huddled mass,' and they all wanna come over."

"It's easy to like someone from a distance. But when she stopped being this amazing unattainable thing or whatever, and started being, like, just a regular girl with a weird relationship with food and frequent crankiness wh's kind of bossy--then I had to basically start liking a whole different person."