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A poet is a good citizen turned inside out.


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There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven't yet met.

There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven't yet met.



There is another world, but it is in this one.

There is another world, but it is in this one.



Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.

Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.



The Irishman sustains himself during brief periods of joy by the knowledge that tragedy is just around the corner.

The Irishman sustains himself during brief periods of joy by the knowledge that tragedy is just around the corner.



Come Fairies, take me out of this dull world, for I would ride with you upon the wind and dance upon the mountains like a flame!

Come Fairies, take me out of this dull world, for I would ride with you upon the wind and dance upon the mountains like a flame!



But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.



By logic and reason we die hourly; by imagination we live.

By logic and reason we die hourly; by imagination we live.



Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.

Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.



What man does not understand, he fears; and what he fears, he tends to destroy.

What man does not understand, he fears; and what he fears, he tends to destroy.



One man loved the pilgrim soul in you, And loved the sorrows of your changing face.

One man loved the pilgrim soul in you, And loved the sorrows of your changing face.





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Without triers they would never be any successors

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To fight fear, act. To increase fear - wait, put off postpone.

To fight fear, act. To increase fear - wait, put off postpone.



In the long run, everything is a toaster.

In the long run, everything is a toaster.



By being inattentive to the needs of others, inevitably we end up harming them.

By being inattentive to the needs of others, inevitably we end up harming them.



I seek refuge in Thee from every hope which would distract me.

I seek refuge in Thee from every hope which would distract me.



Ignorance ain't not knowin' stuff; ignorance is knowin' stuff that AIN'T TRUE.

Ignorance ain't not knowin' stuff; ignorance is knowin' stuff that AIN'T TRUE.



I love Vince McMahon. He came up with the character. He ran with it, and then I was able to run with it. I thank him for the opportunity he gave me. Vince McMahon was one of my best friends, period.

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I grew up counterculture. I'm essentially a hippie, and I'm essentially a folkie.

I grew up counterculture. I'm essentially a hippie, and I'm essentially a folkie.



Fortunately, I have money that's from my life's work. But it's money that I share and used greatly to fight poverty in my country.

Fortunately, I have money that's from my life's work. But it's money that I share and used greatly to fight poverty in my country.




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