Pastoral Resources

The reason one writes poems is so that your poem will be remembered.

The relation between a poet and audience is really insignificant. What matters is the poet is hearing something that he is broadcasting. And whether there is anybody with a receiver isn't the reason he does it. He hopes there is somebody receiving it.

I would like to be proud of having written some poems that will be remembered, but I will never know whether I will have any reason to be proud of that.

Dealing with poetry is a daunting task, simply because the reason one does it as an editor at all is because one is constantly coming to terms with one's own understanding of how to understand the world.

Reason is the servant of instinct.

I believe that we must reach our brother, never toning down our fundamental oppositions, but meeting him when he asks to be met, with a reason for the faith that is in us, as well as with a loving sympathy for them as brothers.

People will always make comparisons.

I didn't do it because of the underlying greed that's prevailing, but it is about greed, doing the right thing at the right time using your clout when you have it and what for and what reason.

Well, you know, I feel like it's about a lot of things. The reason that I made it was because I thought it was really funny and unique and just a different genre.

It's like they had a backlash the first 11 years. I think the reason why it always seems like there's a backlash is because when bands are unknown, they only get written about by fans.

While there is a lower class, I am in it, while there is a criminal element, I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.

I think the reason working-class people don't write books is because they are encouraged to believe that only certain people are permitted to write books.

This principle is old, but true as fate, Kings may love treason, but the traitor hate.

I'm the worst rider. I'm a terrible rider. Me and horses are not a good mix. For some reason, people are always trying to get me on a horse in a movie.

I don't see any reason for marriage when there is divorce.

All artists are now free to express their own personality.

It's all kinds of these profound things crashing on you when your child arrives into the world. It's like you've met your reason to live.

These critics organize and practice in my case a sort of obsessive personality cult which philosophers should know how to question and above all, to moderate.

Brenda did some little vocal arrangements for us and she got to sing as well. So, we're happy to be able to work together and that's another reason why we look forward to doing more of these.

I would, therefore, say that for no reason whatsoever, except in self-defence, should one think of killing any animal.