Hart Crane

Poet American 1899 – 1932

American modernist poet known for The Bridge.

395 quotes

"Peace is earned through understanding."
Peace
"Nature's wisdom far exceeds human knowledge."
Nature
"Art is the only honest testimony to human experience."
Art
"Science without ethics is sorcery."
Science
"Leadership is the burden of those who see clearly."
Leadership
"Adventure demands we shed our comfortable identities."
Adventure
"Health is the foundation upon which all else rests."
Health
"Power is most truly exercised in restraint."
Power
"Fear is the price we pay for caring."
Fear
"Justice requires us to see with others' eyes."
Justice
"Happiness blooms in unexpected moments."
Happiness
"Relationships are the mirrors in which we see ourselves."
Relationships
"Solitude is necessary for the soul's growth."
Solitude
"Perseverance is stubbornness with purpose."
Perseverance
"Gratitude opens doors that anger cannot."
Gratitude
"Creativity cannot be taught but must be nurtured."
Creativity
"Politics reveals who we truly are when power is offered."
Politics
"War is the failure of imagination."
War
"Motivation flourishes where meaning is found."
Motivation
"Inspiration strikes those prepared to receive it."
Inspiration
"Literature is the conversation between souls across time."
Literature
"Philosophy begins with the courage to question everything."
Philosophy
"The poem is a machine made of words, and like all machines, it must function."
Art
"I am not interested in government; I am interested in poetry."
Literature
"One must be daring, always. To me daring is the only thing that counts."
Courage
"The mind has shown itself at times too much the baked and branded slave of fate."
Freedom
"I have heard the voice of the sea crying in the darkness."
Nature
"We make our meek adjustments, contented with such humble happiness as we can glean."
Happiness
"Let fiery moments come if they must come only to burn out my falsities."
Truth
"I sing of the bond between the dreamer and the dream."
Dreams