When the last tree is cut, the last dollar will lose its meaning.

Talent is God-given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

Can a man still be brave if he’s afraid. That is the only time a man can be brave.

I believe that we are lost here in America, but I believe we shall be found.

"In the silence between words, the truth often lies hidden."

"I think it is in the nature of poetry to be open to the world, to be open to experience, to be open to the other."