Only that which does not teach which does not cry out which does not condescend which does not explain is irresistible.

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.

In this world, it's not enough to have a fine education. You need a piece of paper to prove you got it.

Enjoy life to the fullness.

in architecture, mediocrity is more glaringly obvious than in other lines - because there's a huge, physical object such as a building to demonstrate it.

Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death.

I was so nervous to turn 40, but the last year and a half has been the most fun I have ever had.

Poetry is everywhere; it just needs editing.

I am appalled that the term we use to talk about aging is 'anti'. Aging is human evolution in its pure form. Death, taxes and aging .... We are ALL going to age and soften and mellow and transition.

They’d already taken her from me once. I didn’t want to lose her again.

It is impossible, by the way, when picking one example of anything, to avoid picking one which is atypical in some sense.

To accomplish anything you must first have a mission, a goal, a hope, a vision.