Florence Farr once said to me, If we could say to ourselves, with sincerity, 'this passing moment is as good as any I shall ever know,' we could die upon the instant and be united with God.

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.

Love is the essence of life and it makes the life worthwhile.

But then, I knew so little about my mother over the last decade of her life. I had been too wrapped up in my own drama.

Each of us have things and thoughts and descriptions of an amazing universe in our possession that kings in the 17th Century would have gone to war to possess.

From now on we live in a world where man has walked on the Moon. It's not a miracle we just decided to go.

Old men, for the most part, are like old chronicles that give you dull but true accounts of times past, and are worth knowing only on that score.

You can either have software quality or you can have pointer arithmetic, but you cannot have both at the same time.

Taking the time to build community, to get to know your people will have long-lasting benefits.

It is unbiblical and arrogant to try to worship God for any other reason than the pleasure to be had in Him.

Love consents to all and commands only those who consent. Love is abdication. God is abdication.

Don't try to be just like some other singer hitting it big - find your own style and be honest in your performances. And never underestimate your audience.