“An election is coming. Universal peace is declared and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry.”

The last act is the greatest treason. To do the right deed for the wrong reason.

Time present and time past are both perhaps present in time future And time future contained in time past.

Men dislike being awakened from their death in life.

It will do you no harm to find yourself ridiculous. Resign yourself to be the fool you are. We must always take risks. That is our destiny.

These fragments I have shored against my ruins

We have lingered in the chambers of the sea By sea-girls wreathed with seaweed red and brown Till human voices wake us and we drown.

It’s not wise to violate the rules until you know how to observe them.

music heard so deeply That it is not heard at all, but you are the music While the music lasts.

Do I dare Disturb the universe?

What is hell? Hell is oneself. Hell is alone, the other figures in it Merely projections. There is nothing to escape from And nothing to escape to. One is always alone.

Whatever you think, be sure it is what you think; whatever you want, be sure that is what you want; whatever you feel, be sure that is what you feel.

We read many books, because we cannot know enough people.

Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?

There is one who remembers the way to your door: Life you may evade, but Death you shall not.

I have measured out my life in coffee spoons.

Humankind cannot bear very much reality.

How do we know that God has elected us before the creation of the world? By believing in Jesus Christ.

I know I could never forgive myself if I elected to live without humane purpose, without trying to help the poor and unfortunate, without recognizing that perhaps the purest joy in life comes with trying to help others.

People who assume I want to run for elected office may be dealing from a bad assumption.

Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods.

I was elected to come to an incredibly dysfunctional capital and make the government work better, and that’s what I’m doing.

I know how important voting and elections are. But everybody know that life is going to be life regardless of who is president.

I know I could never forgive myself if I elected to live without humane purpose, without trying to help the poor and unfortunate, without recognizing that perhaps the purest joy in life comes with trying to help others.

Nowadays, politically, everybody is promising everything. That’s the only way you can get elected.