Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in 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
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 learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it
Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times
No one can construct for you the bridge upon which precisely you must cross the stream of life, no one but you yourself alone
Our success has really been based on partnerships from the very beginning
Life is and will ever remain an equation incapable of solution, but it contains certain known factors
Kind words don't cost much. Yet they accomplish much
Integrity is doing the right thing when nobody’s watching, and doing as you say you would do
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Lawyer, Philosopher, Poet, Politician
