"When we look at a painting, listen to a piece of music, read a novel, or watch a movie we are taking in the artist's composition. The composition is the totality of the work."

“...a good poem contains both meaning and music”

“I never like things that don't look nice. It's really that simple.”

“There's people that figure if they hang out with you, all of a sudden they're going to be successes. I've had two or three stalkers in my life”

“It is better to be lucky than good, but of course appropriate to aspire to both.”

Source : "BLACKROCK: 'Investors Should Buckle Up For More Volatility Ahead'" by Mamta Badkar, www.businessinsider.com. July 21, 2014.

“Natural gas is a very flexible source of energy that can help us bridge the gap between our current high-carbon economy and our zero-carbon future.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

“The question why did you retire is a much nicer one than why don't you retire”

“Insight occurs when, and to the degree that, one knows oneself.”

“No armies are needed, no weapons are needed, no nations are needed, no religions are needed. All that is needed is a little meditativeness, a little silence, a little love, a little more humanity... just a little more, and existence will become fragrant with something so totally unique and new that you will have to find a new category for it.”