My three-thousand mile walk through Ireland convinced me of one thing - the possibility of organising a proper movement for the independence of my native land.

Originality does not consist in saying what no one has ever said before, but in saying exactly what you think yourself.

What the heart knows today the head will understand tomorrow.

We get wise by asking questions, and even if these are not answered we get wise, for a well-packed question carries its answer on its back as a snail carries its shell.

Let the past be content with itself, for man needs forgetfulness as well as memory

The duty of a lyrical poet is not to express or explain, it is to intensify life.

I hear a sudden cry of pain! There is a rabbit in a snare.

A woman is a branchy tree and man a singing wind; and from her branches carelessly he takes what he can find.

Finality is death. Perfection is finality. Nothing is perfect. There are lumps in it.

Women and birds are able to see without turning their heads, and that is indeed a necessary provision for they are both surrounded by enemies.

I would think Until I found Something I can never find; - Something Lying On the ground, In the bottom Of my mind.

This is a work of fiction, and the people in it are fictitious. The ghosts are real.

The worst denial of all is being in denial that we’re in denial in the first place. And I would wonder if that’s not exactly where most of us live out most of our lives.

You make me want things that I can't have.

Don't complain but compliment.Don't compete but empower.

There are many things in this life capable of throwing people off course - the death of someone close, the loss of income or health, the realisation that cherished hopes cannot always be fulfilled

I certainly did plays in high school and community theater, and I want to get back on the stage.

If you find someone with wisdom, good judgment, and good actions; make him a companion.

Americans are funny people: first you shock them, then they put you in a museum.

I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people.

I want to improve my bunker, fairway and putting status because that's been my weakness over the last three years. If I can just focus on this, then everything else will come.