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
You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him
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
Lovers don't finally meet somewhere. They're in each other all along
Hell is empty and all the devils are here
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all
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