Now must we sing and sing the best we can, But first you must be told your character: Convicted cowards all, by kindred slain.

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.

I tell you: one must still have chaos in one, to give birth to a dancing star. I tell you: you have still chaos in you.

Belief is made up of the same non-substance of which we ourselves are composed. The test of any belief system, then, is the degree to which this same light is permitted to shine through.

He always felt embarrassed opening gifts in front of others, having to act out delight or surprise. He liked to peel off the paper slowly and consider the contents.

Oh, do not cry - be good children and we will all meet in heaven.

I've done enough of this that I can tell early on if it's going in the wrong direction or not.

Wouldn't it be well to give some of your bouquets before a man dies, and not go and load down his coffin? He can't enjoy them then.

Study! Study ! Study! Get an education.

Success and all good things in life, start with a genuine concern for others.

Stretch your goals... In other words, think big and think far off.

I was born in and worked in a period that could be called enviable.