There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, 'Truth is the daughter of Time. '
England and Ireland may flourish together. The world is large enough for both of us. Let it be our care not to make ourselves too little for it.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
The great difference between the real leader and the pretender is that the one sees into the future, while the other regards only the present; the one lives by the day, and acts upon expediency; the other acts on enduring principles and for the immortality.
Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it.
Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
The hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis.
When I was on Broadway, people would really just recognize me around the theater. When you're showing up on commercials and posters, the scope of people recognizing you gets a little wider.
Ambition may be defined as the willingness to receive any number of hits on the nose.
Poetry has no investment in anything besides openness. It's not arguing a point. It's creating an environment.
By letting our children lead us to their own special places we can rediscover the joy and wonder of nature.