All history is man's efforts to realise ideals.

It is indeed hard for the strong to be just to the weak, but acting justly always has its rewards.

It is my considered opinion that in the fullness of time history will record the greatness of Michael Collins and it will be recorded at my expense.

If liberty is not entire it is not liberty.

We cannot afford idleness, waste or inefficiency.

For Irishmen, there is no football game to match rugby and if all our young men played rugby not only would we beat England and Wales but France and the whole lot of them put together.

Partition is after all only an old fortress of crumbled masonry - held together with the plaster of fiction.

Since this war began our sympathy has gone out to all the suffering people who have been dragged into it. Further hundreds of millions have become involved since I spoke at Limerick fortnight ago.

It is the duty of our men to enroll themselves in the national services. We need all our manpower for defence. For the military and... we need a quarter of a million men.

Unemployment is due to the large import of goods from Britain and other countries. The Government haven't used the powers which they have for the benefit of the country.

The part which American friendship played in helping us to win the freedom we enjoy in this part of Ireland has been gratefully recognized and acknowledged by our people.

Science have proof that women talk more than men, it's a fact.

Embrace lousy days. I’ve learned to remind myself easy days are part of the deal, and a great day is just around the corner.

It seems to Henry, as he takes his seat in his usual middle pew, that women are far braver than men

Imagine, and it shall be.There are no limits.⁠⁠⁠⁠

We are the anarchists your parents warned you about.

I realised I've got quite a talent for coming up with ideas for design. I've got so many ideas about fashion.

I think England will win a Test. My concern is Australia will probably win two.

In the Miss America system talent is worth 50 percent of a contestant's points so my mom encouraged me to give it a try. And once I decided to do it, like anything else, I gave it 110 percent.

Use what is dominant in a culture to change it quickly.

I infuse my life with love. I love what I do, the job.