I heard the old, old, men say 'all that's beautiful drifts away, like the waters.

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.

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

Being aware of who you are, you will ensure that you do not waste your time spending energy on unnecessary things

It was a strange, wonderful feeling. To discover eyes upon you when you expected no one to notice you at all.

Though we cannot experience our life as an endless present, we are eternal in God's eyes; that is, in our deepest reality.

The real beauty of the time we're living through is that we can deploy our self-image in ways that can have radical social implications.

Anyone with great imagination, of course, is intuitive. Knowledge of any nature, unless put into practical use, becomes of little effect.

I was working on a flat tax proposal and accidentally proved there was no God.

Coal is the single greatest threat to civilization and all life on our planet.

Women are not forgiven for aging. Robert Redford's lines of distinction are my old-age wrinkles.

It seems that every time I stick my neck out, I get my foot into something else.

I mean, we've all had those dreams where, you know, we try to cry out and our voice won't come.