Even the wisest man grows tense With some sort of violence Before he can accomplish fate, Know his work or choose his mate. Poet and sculptor, do the work, Nor let the modish painter shirk

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.

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

When you blame others, you are affirming that you have no power, and your existence is only a reaction to the power of others.

I am aware that in presenting myself as the advocate of the Indians and their rights, I shall stand very much alone.

If you are one of the truly elect, be careful how you attain your eminence.

I was white. Chalk had more color than I did. And quite possibly more personality.

The wage for most musicians is a modest amount, and that includes me some of the time.

Don't ever go to war. Even if you win, the battle is never over inside you.

I remember one day I was kissing Mason and he spit up in my mouth and I loved it.

Now just behold these miserable, blind, and senseless people.

I was sailing from tedium to apathy with a side trip to torpor.

I've never found kicks to the groin particularly funny, although recent work in the genre of the buddy movie suggests audience research must prove me wrong.