We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing
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
People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it
I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it
A dream is a wish your heart makes, when you're fast asleep
Never spend your money before you have it.
If I was a bird, I know who I'd shit on
We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once
The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all
Push your boundaries beyond the ordinary; be that “extra” in “extraordinary”
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