"Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo."

"Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo."

"Middle age is the time when a man is always thinking that in a week or two he will feel as good as ever."

"Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates."

"Of two pleasures, if there be one which all or almost all who have experience of both give a decided preference, irrespective of any feeling of moral obligation to prefer it, that is the more desirable pleasure."

"The pursuit of excellence requires knowing that character is forged in the fires of discipline."

"What is moral is what you feel good after, and what is immoral is what you feel bad after."

"The low points I had all helped make up my character, so I probably wouldn't want to do away with them because I like being flawed and I like having them help me grow and change and become better and stronger."