Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself
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
I don't care that they stole my idea.. I care that they don't have any of their own
There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a great competition and rivalry between the two. There is a third power stronger than both, that is the women
To live without commotion provides consolation for an unsuccessful life.
Love follows knowledge
Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game
The heart is like a musical instrument of many strings, all the chords of which require putting in harmony
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