But what do you believe? I don't just mean religion. What are you sure of?" "That once I was not and that now I am. That one day I shall no longer be.

The art of communication is the language of leadership.

Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today.

The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.

If you set your goals ridiculously high and it's a failure, you will fail above everyone else's success.

Every time you have to speak, you are auditioning for leadership.

A river cuts through rock, not because of its power, but because of its persistence.

One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can't utter.

People trample over flowers, yet only to embrace a cactus.

The great appear great to us.

The Irish people will only be free, when they own everything from the plough to the stars

Poetry is a special use of language that opens onto the real. The business of the poet is truth telling, which is why in the Celtic tradition no one could be a teacher unless he or she was a poet.

Violence is black children going to school for 12 years and receiving 6 years' worth of education.

When you have somebody who takes their craft seriously, you don't have to babysit them and be there all the time.

We can shift from time-bound awareness into timeless awareness . . . to the ecstasy that can only be found in the present moment.

The essence of mathematics lies precisely in its freedom.

They will never count me among the broken men.

The tomato hides its griefs. Internal damage is hard to spot.

Retire to the center of your being, which is calmness.

Forces of Destruction: grades in school, merit system, incentive pay, business plans, quotas.

And all this day an unaccustomed spirit lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.