Better pass boldly into that other world, in the full glory of some passion, than fade and wither dismally with age.
James Joyce
I want to work with the top people, because only they have the courage and the confidence and the risk-seeking profile that you need.
James Joyce
You forget that the kingdom of heaven suffers violence: and the kingdom of heaven is like a woman.
James Joyce
You never miss the water till the well has run dry.
- Irish Proverb
Half a loaf of bread is better than no bread at all.
- Irish Proverb
Remember even if you loose all, keep your good name; for if you loose that you are worthless.
- Irish Proverb
May those who love us love us.
And those that don't love us,
May God turn their hearts.
And if He doesn't turn their hearts,
May he turn their ankles,
So we'll know them by their limping.
The problem with Ireland is that it’s a country full of genius, but with absolutely no talent.
Hugh Leonard
On she went, and her maiden smile
In safety lighted her round the Green Isle;
And blest forever was she who relied
Upon Erin's honor and Erin's pride.
Thomas Moore
There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting.
John Millington Synge
Winds of May
Winds of May, that dance on the sea,
Dancing a ring-around in glee
From furrow to furrow, while overhead
The foam flies up to be garlanded,
In silvery arches spanning the air,
Saw you my true love anywhere?
Welladay! Welladay!
For the winds of May!
Love is unhappy when love is away!
James Joyce
An Irish Airman Foresees his Death
I know that I shall meet my fate
Somewhere among the clouds above;
Those that I fight I do not hate,
Those that I guard I do not love;
My country is Kiltartan Cross,
My countrymen Kiltartan's poor,
No likely end could bring them loss
Or leave them happier than before.
Nor law, nor duty bade me fight,
Nor public men, nor cheering crowds,
A lonely impulse of delight
Drove to this tumult in the clouds;
I balanced all, brought all to mind,
The years to come seemed waste of breath,
A waste of breath the years behind
In balance with this life, this death.
W.B. Yeats
If two men agree on everything, you may be sure that one of them is doing the thinking.
Lyndon B. Johnson
36th president of US (1908 - 1973)
The great can protect themselves, but the poor and humble require the arm and shield of the law.
Andrew Jackson, 1821
7th President of the United States (1767 - 1845)
