“The remoteness of nature reveals the tragedy of man's isolation and his weakness in the face of vast, impersonal forces.”

“The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy. A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures - and that is the basis of all morality.”

“The most powerful single force in the world today is neither Communism nor Capitalism, neither the H-bomb nor the guided missile -- it is man's eternal desire to be free and independent.”

“A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers.”

“And so it is to the printing press--to the recorder of man's deeds, the keeper of his conscience, the courier of his news--that we look for strength and assistance, confident that with your help man will be what he was born to be: free and independent.”

“A boy spends his time finding a girl to sleep with. A real man spends his time looking for the one worth waking up to.”

“When power narrows the areas of a man's concerns, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence”