I am not proposing to seek your votes because there is a blue sky ahead today.

A leader must have the courage to act against an expert's advice.

There is not a single injustice in Northern Ireland that is worth the loss of a single British soldier or a single Irish citizen either.

I am rather in favour of dealing with teenage hooliganism.

Some people, however long their experience or strong their intellect, are temperamentally incapable of reaching firm decisions.

A leader has to appear consistent. That doesn't mean he has to be consistent.

Unilateral disarmament by Britain is opposed to our country's best interests, could begin the unravelling of NATO and therefore jeopardise the stability of Europe.

If the law is a bad law, there is always the contingent right to take action that you would not otherwise take.

I've never been one to say that Britain was joining a happy band of brothers.

You never reach the promised land. You can march towards it

Society today is so organised that every individual group has the power to disrupt it. How is their power to be channelled into constructive channels?

Nature is my manifestation of God. I go to nature every day for inspiration in the day's work.

Although humor is present in every one of my films, it has always been used as a way to make the darker, heavier stuff in my stories more palatable. I never set out to make 'Humpday' a comedy.

I have such a rich fantasy life, I can't help it. I do make up a lot of romantic stories in my head.

By myself walking, To myself talking.

I was a different person before I started to write. When I realized I could be a songwriter and that people would listen - that was when I started feeling good in my life.

I didn't originally intend on writing a book. I started writing during the day to feel like I was accomplishing something creative.

Your prayers, effort and fasting for many years are not lost. This is the time you have been praying for. Breakthrough!

friends are like stars. You do not see all the time, but you know they are there

Time is a fluid condition which has no existence except in the momentary avatars of individual people. There is no such thing as was - only is.

I think actually that the speech work I do is fine. It's important, because I try to help people think about what's going on and organize their lives accordingly.