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
Learn from the mistakes of others. You can never live long enough to make them all yourself
I'm not afraid of death, but I'm in no hurry to die
I believe life is an intelligent thing. That things aren't random
I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing
There are no limits to what you can achieve on your journey through life, except in your mind
I lay it down as a fact that if all men knew what others say of them, there would not be four friends in the world
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