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

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

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

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.

Choose your companions from the best; Who draws a bucket with the rest soon topples down the hill.

My mother use to say she would rather be dead than not eat the foods she liked. At eighty-six she met with death but she enjoyed every breath

It's absolutely amazing what happens when you're consistent in your walk and you're consistent in the way you live your life.

I can make them voting machines sing Home Sweet Home.

Exercise is like an addiction. Once you're in it, you feel like your body needs it.

Many of us prefer to live in places abandoned by humans. Less work for us. Detroit is very popular.

People think they have the right to judge everything that I do.

Fear is just not a part of my life - so much so that if it's involved in somebody else's life and they're close to me, I won't be around them.

Well, so it isn't time yet to die, is it?

When we have our consciousness on needs, images come to us, naturally, of how to meet those needs.

The war is like an actress who is getting old. It's less and less photogenic and more and more dangerous. (1944)