Gary Snyder

There are those who love to get dirty and fix things. They drink coffee at dawn, beer after work. And those who stay clean, just appreciate things. At breakfast they have milk and juice at night. There are those who do both, they drink tea.

Al Purdy (1918-2000)

'A collected poems' is either a gravestone or a testimonial to survival.

Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926)

“It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.”
― Rainer Maria Rilke

Ian Anderson

Seek that which within lies waiting to begin the fight of your life that is everyday.

Ben Johnson (1572-1631)

Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I'll not look for wine.

Oscar Peterson (1925-2007)

You not only have to know your own instrument, you must know the others and how to back them up at all times. That's jazz.

Abraham Lincoln

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.