"Poetry must have something in it that is barbaric, vast and wild."

-- Denis Diderot

“Please believe in THE POWER OF ONE.Â One person can make an enormous difference in the world. One person - actually, one idea - can start a war, or end one, or subvert an entire power structure. One discovery can cure a disease or spawn new technology to benefit or annihilate the human race. You as ONE individual can change millions of lives. Think big. Do not limit your vision and do not ever compromise your dreams or ideals.”
“We made, actually, history, because it was the first time ever that doctors could prove that a lifelong Republican has a heart.”
“I know who I am as an artist. I've always known who I am as an artist.”

Source : "Lee DeWyze on new album, new 'Idol'". Interview with Denise Quan, www.cnn.com. December 7, 2010.
“The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.”
“Learning to write is learning to think. You don't know anything clearly unless you can state it in writing.”
“We tend to select top men for their character and capacity, then overload them according to their willingness.”
“If necessity is the mother of invention, discontent is the father of progress.”
“Michael has never cried during a Broadway show. Except in that scene where Tarzan's ape father is brutally murdered. And that was only because he was laughing so hard.”

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