People are only influenced in the direction in which they want to go, and influence consists largely in making them conscious of their wishes to proceed in that direction.

Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.

The past and future / Are conquered, and reconciled.

Today, you're halfway to 100! Here's to optimism, whether it is realistic or not. Happy 50th birthday!

Everyone gets the experience. Some get the lesson.

Would it have been worth while, To have bitten off the matter with a smile, To have squeezed the universe into a ball To roll it towards some overwhelming question

All our knowledge brings us nearer to our ignorance.