I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it
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
We are all like the bright moon, we still have our darker side
As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live
I do not think you can name many great inventions that have been made by married men
Doubt that the sun doth move, doubt truth to be a liar, but never doubt I love
Learn this from water: loud splashes the brook but the oceans depth are calm
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams
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