A poet’s function . . . is not to experience the poetic state: that is a private affair. His function is to create it in others.
It is always healthy to be honest.
If you're not reaching back to help anyone then you're not building a legacy.
A building has integrity just like a man. And just as seldom.
If we had to earn our age by thinking for ourselves at least once a year, only a handful of people would reach adulthood.
Success is hard, rewards are scant and the glory not always there.
Plants are more courageous than almost all human beings: an orange tree would rather die than produce lemons, whereas instead of dying the average person would rather be someone they are not.
Lord, help us to choose humility over pride. Help us to choose love over our reputation. Help us to choose patience over making a point, and your Word over our feelings. Lord, help us to choose persev...
Sometimes it's hard to look at a flower, when your dying inside.
When God is ready for you to move, He will make your situation uncomfortable.
I used to have a drug problem, now I make enough money.