I never felt so much at home as I do in New York. I must be a devil.

New York is my Lourdes, where I go for spiritual refreshment... a place where you're least likely to be bitten by a wild goat.

The most important things to do in the world are to get something to eat, something to drink and somebody to love you.

It's not that the Irish are cynical. It's rather that they have a wonderful lack of respect for everything and everybody.

I have never seen a situation so dismal that a policeman couldn't make it worse.

They took away our land, our language, and our religion; but they could never harness our tongues.

The terrorist is the one with the small bomb.

I only take a drink on two occasions - when I'm thirsty and when I'm not.

I was court-martialled in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence.

Other people have a nationality. The Irish and the Jews have a psychosis.

The only thing I envy in young people is their livers.

Only God can break through the variegated walls of skin to capture the one and only hue of the heart. One Blood.

Sometimes believing is as simple as choosing to do so.

It is impossible to win the great prizes of life without running risks.

Practice presence -- embrace the place where life happens.

I'm glad I did it, partly because it was worth it, but mostly because I shall never have to do it again.

A few weeks ago my uncle came over to borrow my dad's socket set and when he asked my dad how he was my dad said oh unexceptional. Living quietly with my disappointments. And how are you

The inward pleasure of imparting pleasure - that is the choicest of all.

I'm quite obviously not the world's most handsome man - I'm the second world's most handsome man!

Even though plans themselves are worthless, the exercise of planning is very valuable and totally missing in most startups today.

I've always seen myself for who I am, which is a lot of things.