Joy is the will which labours which overcomes obstacles which knows triumph.

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 Boredom comes, it is the time during which discovery is to be made. That is the time during which real effort (purushartha) can be made. But instead, people push it aside.

The best writing is embarrassing

Monkeys can rip your face off.

I think my passion is misinterpreted as anger sometimes. And I don't think people are ready for the message that I'm delivering, and delivering with a sense of violent love.

It is every man's obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out of it.

It’s more than just saying lines and turning the light on. You have to drive the story - there’s a technical aspect.

How competitive can you be without losing your discipline?

Obviously, for the majority of parents and certainly me you gain a million worlds when you have a child. Certainly, it's the thing that's changed my life and made me unbelievably happy.

The theory of war as an apt and proportionate means of solving international conflicts is now out of date.

I shall live this day as if it is my last. And if it is not, I shall fall to my knees and give thanks.