Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy.

Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.

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

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.

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!

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.

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.

You can only write well, what you have lived.

Perhaps one day I will go into space.

There is a close connection between lack of confidence and the passionate state of mind.

Leaders should lead as far as they can and then vanish. Their ashes should not choke the fire they have lit.

We put a President up there, and then we set fire to him because he's not solving all our problems.

You can bring truth to anything, whether it's a dance movie or an incredibly poignant indie drama or a really broad comedy. As long as you show up to play, I don't think you can go wrong.

We need to spread out now in the universe. I think in 100 years we'll be living on other planets.

If a man can't put his arms around his sons and help them, then what's the world coming to?

LIFE IS JUST A SERIES OF MOMENTS.IF YOU MISS THE MOMENTS,YOU MISS YOUR LIFE

The real issue at hand is how God is going to respond to a culture when the majority of the people seek to veto Him.