Marianne Moore

"Family is where one learns the first language of love."

"Hope deferred maketh the heart weary, but it is what sustains us."

"The best leaders inspire by example, not by authority."

"To dream without action is mere fantasy."

"Humor often reveals what seriousness conceals."

"Patience is not passivity but active waiting."

"The mind cannot rest in contradiction if it is honest."

"Power corrupts only when divorced from responsibility."

"Wealth that isolates one from humanity is a form of poverty."

"Health is not the absence of illness but the presence of vitality."

"Adventure begins where comfort ends."

"To understand nature is to understand our place in it."

"Faith without works is mere sentiment."

"Music speaks what words cannot express."

"Science and art are not opposed but complementary ways of knowing."

"Words have weight and deserve careful handling."

"Politics is ethics applied to community."

"Motivation comes from within; inspiration comes from beyond."

"True friendship requires the courage to speak truth."

"The most powerful change comes quietly, from within."

"Gratitude is the antidote to entitlement."

"Education without critical thinking is mere indoctrination."

"Strength is knowing when to bend, not merely when to stand firm."

"The creative act is an act of defiance against entropy."

"Justice delayed is justice denied, but hasty justice is injustice."

"Perseverance is not stubbornness but determined flexibility."

"Life is neither a problem to be solved nor a mystery to be solved."

"Love demands vulnerability, and vulnerability requires courage."

"The examined life requires honest conversation with oneself."

"Beauty is found in precision and in detail."