If there is to be any hope of prosperity for this country it is by reversing that policy which made us simply the kitchen garden for supplying the British with cheap food.

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.

All history is man's efforts to realise ideals.

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.

Having a vision is great, but don’t be so focused onyour next goal that you forgetto enjoy your achievements.

Whenever I look at the ocean, I always want to talk to people, but when I'm talking to people, I always want to look at the ocean.

Songwriting requires some sort of ceremony to even get the process started, and it can be somewhat arbitrary.

Cinema is still a very young art form with extraordinary techniques and very impressive special effects. But sometimes it seems the soul has been taken out of things.

And each man stands with his face in the light. Of his own drawn sword, ready to do what a hero can.

This is looking tasty.

Shake what ya momma gave ya and most of all be sassy

You don't do art for any other reason than to help your soul grow.

I don't write because of some rare talent. I write because I have a little voice inside of me that says really cool things and never shuts up.

As someone who grew up there, I say: The Chechen Republic must remain part of Russia. Everything else is negotiable.