A drunkard is a dead man And all dead men are drunk.

There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven't yet met.

There is another world, but it is in this one.

Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.

The Irishman sustains himself during brief periods of joy by the knowledge that tragedy is just around the corner.

Come Fairies, take me out of this dull world, for I would ride with you upon the wind and dance upon the mountains like a flame!

But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

By logic and reason we die hourly; by imagination we live.

Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.

What man does not understand, he fears; and what he fears, he tends to destroy.

One man loved the pilgrim soul in you, And loved the sorrows of your changing face.

The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.

Happiness is not in things

I believe that there are parts to human nature that cannot be reached by either legislation or education, but require the power of God to deal with.

Your strength is your ticket to persistence.Your mind is your ticket to brilliance.Your heart is your ticket to excellence.Your soul is your ticket to transcendence.

The American Dream is a term that is often used but also often misunderstood. It isn't really about becoming rich or famous. It is about things much simpler and more fundamental than that.

Wrestlers are a bunch of wanna-be football players.

I'm a historian, I think history matters, but we don't have to be slavish in following it and restoring it.

We prepare our students for jobs and careers, but we don't teach them to think as individuals about what kind of world they would create.

They must go for it now as they have nothing to lose but the match.

I was born in the year the Titanic sank. The Titanic went down, and I came up. That tells you a little about the fairness of life.