You think it horrible that lust and rage Should dance attention upon my old age; They were not such a plague when I was young; What else have I to spur me into song?

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.

Why, when two people start living together, do they end up hurting each other so much? Maybe that’s an indication that too much of anything isn’t good.

Just about the worst thing an artist can do is to try and be a nice person.

Every moment counts.

Union of religious sentiments begets a surprising confidence.

What would people think of a tradesman, that was to give a ball in his shop, hire performers, and hand refreshments about, with a view to benefit his business?

I got to a crossroads in my life where basically I was asked to choose between staying at home and being with them, or being in a band and doing what I want to do.

The more I know people, the more I love my dog.

Mistruths are printed as fact, in some cases, and frequently only half of a story will be told.

When people are away from home, they do things they might not normally do.

Young men want to be faithful, and are not. Old men want to be faithless, and cannot.