Poetry is one of the oldest of all art forms, and one of its powers for shamans and tribal leaders was the mnemonic.

It's very difficult to be continuously charitable in a capitalistic society. You've also got to make sure that you can pay everyone who works for you.

I want to prove that if you write in strict meter and rhyme about subjects people care about, they will buy poetry.

I never sue journalists. I employ journalists. I employ too many of them. I don't sue journalists.

Sometimes, to ensure that a talented individual will work for you, or will stay working with you, you need to be flexible. Money is not always the great motivator here. Talented people want a good salary, of course, but surprisingly often they are more attracted to new opportunities and challenges.

I hear poets complaining: 'We face what our forebears did not face. We face TV. We face radio. We face this and that.'

Very, very few entrepreneurs who accept a 51 percent partner in a new venture will get rich if they are also expected to run it. Control is mandatory.