Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones you'll start having positive results.

Music shouldn't be based around money or politics. Music should be a bunch of people that really do great songs together doing them together for the pursuit of having a good time.

I first came to think about media and politics in the late 1960s having observed some distortions up close but since then I wouldn't say that my personal experience has remained an important motive for my writing about media.

Consul - in American politics a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one by the Administration on condition that he leave the country.

If the United States of America or Britain is having elections they don't ask for observers from Africa or from Asia. But when we have elections they want observers.

The urge to write poetry is like having an itch. When the itch becomes annoying enough you scratch it.

If I do a poetry reading I want people to walk out and say they feel better for having been there - not because you've done a comedy performance but because you're talking about your father dying or having young children things that touch your soul.

When you're going through something whether it's a wonderful thing like having a child or a sad thing like losing somebody you often feel like 'Oh my God I'm so overwhelmed I'm dealing with this huge thing on my own.' In fact poetry's a nice reminder that no everybody goes through it. These are universal experiences.

We have three cats. It's like having children but there is no tuition involved.

From 1836 down to last year there is no proof of the Government having any confidence in the duration of peace or possessing increased security against war.