Don't be 'practical' in politics. To be practical in that sense means that you have schooled yourself to think along the lines, and in the grooves that those who rob you would desire you to think.

The great appear great to us.

The Irish people will only be free, when they own everything from the plough to the stars

Yes, friends, governments in capitalist society are but committees of the rich to manage the affairs of the capitalist class.

If you strike at, imprison, or kill us, out of our prisons or graves we will still evoke a spirit that will thwart you, and perhaps, raise a force that will destroy you! We defy you! Do your worst!

The British Government has no right in Ireland, never had any right in Ireland, and never can have any right in Ireland.

We believe in constitutional action in normal times; we believe in revolutionary action in exceptional times.

Apostles of Freedom are ever idolised when dead, but crucified when alive.

Yes, ruling by fooling, is a great British art with great Irish fools to practice on.

No revolutionary movement is complete without its poetical expression.

The worker is the slave of capitalist society, the female worker is the slave of that slave.

The dead are often known to eat 27 and 53

To secure to each laborer the whole product of his labor, or as nearly as possible, is a worthy object of any good government.

A true buddy is a person who thinks that you'll be a fantastic egg although he is aware that you are somewhat cracked.

When I look at all of the things that I see and all of the potential that America has, we have such tremendous potential, whether it's in business and trade, where we're doing so badly.

autobiography at least saves a man or woman that the world is curious about from the publication of a string of mistakes called 'Memoirs.

Do you know what it's like to like someone so much you can't stand it and know that they'll never feel the same way

People always want to identify a writer with their protagonist.

You never do find out what makes you tick, and after a while it's unimportant.

Be honest and humble enough to learn from everybody.

No one has ever succeeded in keeping nations at war except by lies.