Believe it or not each and every one of us in this room is one day going to stop breathing, turn cold, and die

And medecine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love: these are what we stay alive for.

We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race.

We don't read and write poetry because it's cute.

Carpe diem.Seize the day, boys.Make your lives extraordinary

No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world