Those who say we should dismantle the role of Poet Laureate altogether, the trick they miss is that being called this thing, with the weight of tradition behind it, and with the association of the Royal family, does allow you to have conversations and to open doors, and wallets, for the good of poetry in a way that nothing else would allow.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Ovid

There is no limit to what a man can do or how far he can go if he doesn't mind who gets the credit.

Robert Woodruff

Morality and expediency coincide more than the cynics allow.

Roy Hattersley

Nobody on this earth is perfect. Everybody has their flaws; everybody has their dark secrets and vices.

Juice Wrld

Every week I read about myself in a magazine, about something that I haven't done or some place that I've never been or don't even know. It's just gossip, rumors, egos, and politics.

Hilary Duff

We should keep silent about those in power to speak well of them almost implies flattery to speak ill of them while they are alive is dangerous, and when they are dead is cowardly.

Jean de la Bruyere

There is also poetry written to be shouted in a square in front of an enthusiastic crowd. This occurs especially in countries where authoritarian regimes are in power.

Eugenio Montale

What matters creative endless toil, When, at a snatch, oblivion ends the coil?

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

..and dreaming is very pleasant as long as you are not forced to put your dreams into practice. That way, we avoid all the risks, frustrations and difficulties, and when we are old, we can always blame other people-preferably our parents, our spouses or our children-for our failure to realize our dreams.

Paulo Coelho

Only stupid men trying to seem smart need to be with dumb women. Only weak men trying to look strong are attracted to compliant women.

Orson Scott Card

Excessive sorrow laughs. Excessive joy weeps.

William Blake

You can never stop discovering music.

Rashida Jones