"Young man—Young man—Your arm's too short to box with God."— James Weldon Johnson, American poet, born June 17, 1871 James Weldon Johnson, American poet, born June 17, 1871
"No one I have ever heard of has ever died in the middle of writing a poem, just as birds never die in mid-flight."— Ron Padgett, American poet, essayist, fiction writer, born June 17, 1942 Ron Padgett, American poet, essayist, fiction writer, born June 17, 1942
"Are you really sure that a floor can't also be a ceiling?"— M. C. Escher, Dutch illustrator, born June 17, 1898 M. C. Escher, Dutch illustrator, born June 17, 1898
"I haven't understood a bar of music in my life, but I have felt it."— Igor Stravinsky, Russian conductor, born June 17, 1882 Igor Stravinsky, Russian conductor, born June 17, 1882
"Technique is what you fall back on when you run out of inspiration."— Rudolf Nureyev, Russian ballet dancer, born March 17, 1938 Rudolf Nureyev, Russian ballet dancer, born March 17, 1938
"Pray to God, You are the Spirit, and I am the trumpet, and without your breath I can give no sound."— Joseph of Cupertino, Italian mystic and saint, born June 17, 1603 Joseph of Cupertino, Italian mystic and saint, born June 17, 1603
