Robert Frost

"Hold your horses; I have something to say."

"Young people are not just waiting to be told what to do."

"A civilized society is built on trust, not law."

"I believe in teaching, but not teaching to the point of making people think alike."

"The place to come when you are tired is always where you were loved."

"Grief is the price we pay for love."

"Writing is an adventure in creating another world."

"The life ahead is not as important as the life we have."

"Beauty can be found in the smallest details of nature."

"A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at them."

"The most important job is the one you haven't done yet."

"Poetry comes before literature in human consciousness."

"Wars are made to make you forget who you are."

"The real problem of civilization is psychological, not mechanical."

"I never dared to be radical when young for fear it would make me conservative when old."

"One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often."

"The unforgivable sin is to leave people thinking."

"A human heart is a complex place."

"The test of literature is that it must be able to survive several readings."

"Life is what happens while you're busy thinking about it."

"You can be king or beggar, but you must play the game."

"The night is the hardest time to be alive."

"Poetry is a way of saying things that cannot be said."

"The worst thing about modern technology is that it brings out your worst side."

"Truth must be presented with patience and understanding."

"To be human is to be caught between contradictions."

"A poem must have music to be remembered."

"The key to success is knowing when to hold on and when to let go."

"Money is a terrible master but an excellent servant."

"Adventure awaits those brave enough to seek it."