I had read an early profile of [Tony] Blair by Frank Millar in which he said that Blair was very keen on the 'consent principle'.

There are two traditions in Northern Ireland. There are two main religious denominations. But there is only one true moral denomination. And it wants peace.

Politics can be likened to driving at night over unfamiliar hills and mountains. Close attention must be paid to what the beam can reach and the next bend.

As we take stock of this century of achievement, Ulster Unionists have every reason to feel proud.

In the future there cannot be room for ambiguity. They have to make their position absolutely clear before they can expect anyone to respond to it.

I knew what I had to do as party leader had to be sensible and relate to the real situation we were in, rather than a situation you would like to have.

We had the IRA ceasefire in August 1994 and a lot of people assumed that a deal had been done - which wasn't right.

It wasn't too difficult to see that [Ian] Paisley would never do anything positive.

There are still substantial areas of disagreement, .. you simply have to look at the public statements to see there is a significant gap.

The one thing I can assure you is that I'm not going to do a Prescott.

The decision to give an indicative date for a return is a mistake. It degrades the process. It degrades human life.

Let us not look at the talents we wish we had or pine away for the gifts that are not ours but instead do the best we can with what we have.

I think that, like many sisters, I was raised to be a Superwoman. I am a serious woman, and I want to be taken seriously.

Music from my iPod was setting my life to a dramatic soundtrack that only I could hear.

It is always so, when we are unhappy we feel more strongly the unhappiness of others; our feeling is not shattered, but becomes concentrated.

I'm so happy people are seeing the eclectic side of me. I'm really honored to be able to push my voice into different sounds. Otherwise it all gets a bit samey same.

Blues is easy to play, but hard to feel.

Caught in the self-centered dream, only suffering; holding to self-centered thoughts, exactly the dream; each moment, life as it is, the only teacher; being just this moment, compassion's way.

I asked my wife, 'Is there somebody else?' She said, 'There MUST be.'

Have faith. We will do