Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society. The optimist invents the aeroplane, the pessimist the parachute
Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond.
The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place
Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it.
Experience fails to teach where there is no desire to learn
Write your Sad times in Sand, Write your Good times in Stone
People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it
We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing
Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in
Never give a sword to a man who can’t dance
The important thing is to know how to take all things quietly
You must never be fearful of what you are doing when it is right
Penicillin sat on a shelf for ten years while I was called a quack
Liberty of any kind is never lost all at once
Lawyer, Politician
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Military Leader, Politician
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Playwright, Poet, Writer
Artist, Playwright, Poet
Politician, Religious Leader
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Lawyer, Politician, U.S President
Lawyer, Philosopher, Poet, Politician
