Intelligent discontent is the mainspring of civilization.

The class which has the power to rob upon a large scale has also the power to control the government and legalize their robbery.

I'd rather vote for something I want and not get it than vote for something I don't want, and get it.

What can Labor do for itself? The answer is not difficult. Labor can organize, it can unify; it can consolidate its forces. This done, it can demand and command.

I have no country to fight for; my country is the earth, and I am a citizen of the world.

I would rather a thousand times be a free soul in jail than to be a sycophant and coward in the streets.

The most heroic word in all languages is REVOLUTION.

Capitalism needs and must have the prison to protect itself from the criminals it has created.

While there is a lower class, I am in it, while there is a criminal element, I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.

No war by any nation in any age has ever been declared by the people.

Progress is born of agitation. It is agitation or stagnation.

You call me an unbeliever. I shall therefore call you a True Believer since a lie is best met with one of similar magnitude.

Unless you refuse the bad things happening to you, you will continue to suffer with your own consent!

Remember to be kind. Always.

Faith enables persons to be persons because it lets God be God.

When you are dealing with a child, keep all your wits about you, and sit on the floor.

I have a theory about Ireland, being at the edge of Europe. For 1,000 years, people didnt know what was beyond. But we thought about it - a lot. And that beyond became internalized in our psyche.

If we treat each other as if we are geniuses, poets and artists, we have a better chance of becoming that on stage.

I didn't know I got criticism.

It's a safe bet that someone who tells you you need to calm down has never actually seen you when you needed to calm down.

Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.