"Some Jews say that a number of possible soul mates await us in this world, and depending on which way we turn, we will meet one of the chosen." — Yehoshua November, American poet
"Technique is what you fall back on when you run out of inspiration." — Rudolf Nureyev, Russian ballet dancer, died January 6, 1993
"Technique is what you fall back on when you run out of inspiration." — Rudolf Nureyev, Russian ballet dancer, born 1938
"Poetry teaches us how to live in a world in which none of us belongs." — Dennis Nurkse, American poet, born 1949
"Endurance is not a young person's game. I thought I might even be better at 60 than I was at 30. You have a body that's almost as strong, but you have a much better mind." — Diana Nyad, American long-distance swimmer, born 1949
"I think 60 is when many people hit their prime. We elect many of our presidents in their 60s. At that age, people are full of ideas and their best self. I wanted to dig into my potential and bring out my best self." — Diana Nyad, American long-distance swimmer, born 1949
"Poetry calls us to pause. There is so much we overlook, while the abundance around us continues to shimmer, on its own." — Naomi Shihab Nye, American poet, born 1952
"It is really hard to be lonely very long in a world of words. Even if you don't have friends somewhere, you still have language, and it will find you and wrap its little syllables around you and suddenly there will be a story to live in." — Naomi Shihab Nye, American poet, born 1952
"When I write my music I see all the rivers flowing... sensual, spiritual, religious, animal, intellectual." — Laura Nyro, American singer, born 1947
"Why do you think people don't think that homosexual parents are good? You don't know what a homosexual family looks like. I will be the role model for the good gay family. Don't let these children suffer without families because of your bias." — Rosie O'Donnell, American comedian, born 1962
"One of the tasks of true friendship is to listen compassionately and creatively to the hidden silences. Often secrets are not revealed in words, they lie concealed in the silence between the words or in the depth of what is unsayable between two people." — John O’Donohue, Irish Hegelian philosopher, born 1956