People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing 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
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
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
Life is and will ever remain an equation incapable of solution, but it contains certain known factors
Chance favors the prepared mind
To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others
By means of knowledge we raise ourselves above everybody else
You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over
Liberty of any kind is never lost all at once
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