History is the ship carrying living memories to the future.

The only true hope for civilization-the conviction of the individual that his inner life can affect outward events and that, whether or not he does so he is responsible for them.

Great poetry is always written by somebody straining to go beyond what he can do.

Never being, but always at the edge of Being.

I think of those who were truly great. The names of those who in their lives fought for life, Who wore at their hearts the fire's center.

History is the ship carrying living memories to the future.

If you get to a certain age, all people want to know about you is people you knew. ...An American student once said to me, you know, isn't it extraordinary that I am alive and you're not dead.