"We sent out 3,000 Valentines to the ladies, asking them to be my voter."

“Food safety oversight is largely, but not exclusively, divided between two agencies, the FDA and the USDA. The USDA mostly oversees meat and poultry; the FDA mostly handles everything else, including pet food and animal feed. Although this division of responsibility means that the FDA is responsible for 80% of the food supply, it only gets 20% of the federal budget for this purpose. In contrast, the USDA gets 80% of the budget for 20% of the foods. This uneven distribution is the result of a little history and a lot of politics.”

“The essence of beauty is unity in variety.”

“The power of music that poetry lacks is the ability to persuade without argument.”

Source : William Matthews, Sebastian Matthews, Stanley Plumly (2001). “The poetry blues: essays and interviews”, Univ of Michigan Pr

“The right of citizens to bear arms is just one guarantee against arbitrary government, one more safeguard against the tyranny which now appears remote in America, but which historically has proved to be always possible.”

“Global governance cannot be limited to the crafting of instruments related to the promotion of democracy. A key component must be the creation of fair and equitable rules to enhance the development prospects of developing countries.”

“You do not suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent.”

“I prefer being as far from the centre of celebrity as possible.”

“The poetic element lying hidden in most women is the source of their magnetic attraction.”