My father was an angry and impatient teacher and flung the reading book at my head.

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 ultimate purpose of a teacher is to teach students to think in a better way.

No one leaves this hidden treasure, Feeling the same way they came, They always refer their friends to this Gem, This island with a beautiful name, My beautiful “Bim”—Barbados

Oliver Cromwell banned kissing on Sundays---even for married couples---on pain of a prison sentence.

Let us not be needlessly bitter: certain failures are sometimes fruitful.

Rock n' roll to me is all about freedom of thought and to be whatever you want to be.

The Orphic Machine is the poem: a severed head with face turned away that sings.

Its a very good feeling to be around a man who thinks women are juicy.

[Barack] Obama has betrayed Israel, gutted the military, and apologized on ten world tours.

There's so much going on in the healthcare system that makes it difficult for women to really have a strong economic hold if insurance is always an issue.

I don't believe anyone should ignore all the fires around you and stand pat and not worry about getting singed.