I was sick of cars driving right past me.
He was one of those men who think that the world can be saved by writing a pamphlet.
The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.
Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
When I came back to Dublin I was courtmartialed in my absence and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence.
It is not enough to do good; one must do it the right way.
Better by far you should forget and smile than you should remember and be sad.