The true poet is all the time a visionary and whether with friends or not, as much alone as a man on his death bed.

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 feel sorry for anyone who is in a place where he feels strange and stupid.

Some people would rather live in a hell they've got used to than in a paradise they've never experienced before.

The gift of new day is divine.

Mentors have a way of seeing more of our faults that we would like. It's the only way we grow.

One does not make wars less likely by formulationg rules of warfare... war cannot be humanized. It can only be eliminated.

Irreligion - the principal one of the great faiths of the world.

People think it's a terrible tragedy when somebody has Alzheimer's. But in my mother's case, it's different. My mother has been unhappy all her life. For the first time in her life, she's happy.

I would agree with [criminal suspects being subjected to a DNA test after arrest]...if that's one step closer to finding out who has (committed a crime), then I think we should do it.

I suffer from vertigo. It's paralyzing in extreme situations. The most scared I've been as an adult was trying to conquer that fear by going climbing in Wales.

I still think I have the speed and the variations also to win the matches, but its very good competition and also a great challenge for me too.