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
Take things always by their smooth handle
Learn from the mistakes of others. You can never live long enough to make them all yourself
Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood
As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others
It is true that we are made of dust. And the world is also made of dust. But the dust has motes rising
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