I have mummy truths to tell Whereat the living mock, Though not for sober ear, For maybe all that hear Should laugh and weep an hour upon the clock.

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.

The father of confederation is deadlock.

How many a man has thrown up his hands at a time when a little more effort, a little more patience would have achieved success.

All epoch-making revolutionary events have been produced not by the written, but by the spoken word.

I think a lot of actors, especially actors with a theater background, have a musical ear. A lot of actors just want to be musicians anyway, and a lot of musicians want to be actors.

If you live your life all out today, not only is it fun, but you are preventing a midlife crisis.

The act of quiet nighttime talking, illustrates for me more than anything else the curious alchemy of companionship.

Let us start with the biggest no brainer of injustice in the world and that is slavery.

I like someone who embraces life; who wants to be on a long journey but has no particular plan or destination in mind. An adventurous man, open to the concept of living life in the moment.

Roosevelt understands that there are things that are worth surrendering your career for, like defending the country against [Adolf] Hitler.

Everywhere, I'm looking to reach elegance and intelligence.