I always think a great speaker convinces us not by force of reasoning, but because he is visibly enjoying the beliefs he wants us to accept.

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.

Then Henry speaks again. "Did he do it?"I turn to him slowly. "Does it matter?

Whether women are better than men I cannot say - but I can say they are certainly no worse.

We’re all alive, but we don’t know why or what for; we’re all searching for happiness; we’re all leading lives which are different and yet the same.

There are two side to every issue.

I would like to stress here that a lasting peace in the Chechen republic and so-called peace talks with the bandits are not the same thing, and I would ask everyone to make no mistake about that.

Grant me the treasure of sublime poverty.

Youth does not think into the future far enough, therefore we must encourage them to dream of great tomorrows.

Powerful indeed is the empire of habit.

If you don't live by priorities, you'll live by pressures. Either you determine what's important in life or other people will determine it for you.

The way you see yourself today will affect your performance today.