I am all for the short and merry life.

Taste is the feminine of genius.

Whether we wake or we sleep, Whether we carol or weep, The Sun with his Planets in chime, Marketh the going of Time.

A book of verses underneath the bough, A jug of wine, a loaf of bread-and thou.

Leinster House does not inspire the brightest ideas.

A book of verses underneath the boughA flask of wine, a loaf of bread and thouBeside me singing in the wildernessAnd wilderness is paradise now.

Tis all a Checkerboard of Nights and Days Where Destiny with Men for Pieces plays: Hither and thither moves, and mates, and stays, And one by one back in the Closet lays.

Begin somewhere. You cannot build a reputation on what you intend to do.

Time is the ultimate wealth.

If you've never had a mother or a father, you grow up seeking something you're never going to find, ever. You seek it in love and in people and in beauty.

I seldom play in a trio, but acoustic music is likely to be lighter, quicker, and quieter.

Existence came from God; death came by Adam; and immortality and eternal life come through Christ.

Jehovah had nothing to say to Moses and the others about the care of the planet. He had plenty to say about tribal loyalty and conquest.

I come from a newspaper background, so maybe Im attuned to current events.

We have a democracy within the bounds of a constitution which provides certain guarantees related to the basic humanity of every person. I think that's the best way to go.

It's impossible to imagine what Australia would be like without surfing.

Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be.