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
If you think you can slander a woman into loving you, or a man into voting for you, try it till you are satisfied
The life of the dead is set in the memory of the living
The play is the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king
Politicians are not born; they are excreted
We are not rich by what we possess but by what we can do without
I don't want to go to heaven. None of my friends are there
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Lawyer, Philosopher, Poet, Politician
