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
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid
There are no limits to what you can achieve on your journey through life, except in your mind
The heart is like a musical instrument of many strings, all the chords of which require putting in harmony
He that can have patience can have what he will
I have never developed indigestion from eating my words
Words, without power, is mere philosophy
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