It's hard to think of a 16-month child being anything other than a delight to be around.

One man's transparency is another's humiliation.

For over 30 years, the IRA showed that the British government could not rule Ireland on its own terms.

Making peace, I have found, is much harder than making war.

It will always be a battle a day between those who want maximum change and those who want to maintain the status quo.

The days of humiliation, of second-class citizens and of inequality are over and gone forever.

It might or might not be right to kill, but sometimes it is necessary.

Your determination, selflessness and courage have brought the freedom struggle towards its fulfillment.

If you militarise a situation, you beg for an armed response.

When others stood idly by, you and your families gave your all, in defence of a risen people and in pursuit of Irish freedom and unity.

Once water charges are in place they will only go up. This has been the history of all these charges

The only business of the head in the world is to bow a ceaseless obeisance to the heart.

It's really cool to know that there are so many people out there that are attached to me or projects that I've done to really feel that it's a personal relationship.

We ought to muse upon the things of God, because we thus get the real nutriment out of them.

If I could just have my music be played for many people no matter what method or way is used, I would reply that that is not the case.

Usually the male control and domination that tends to be in our genes gets around a powerful woman who has the ability to make choices different from guys, it throws you off and you get frustrated.

Saw the ghost of Elvis on Union Avenue, followed him up to the gates of Graceland.

The greatest healing would be to wake up from what we are not.

I have never sought the reason why I write.

In all cases of slander currency, whenever the forger of the lie is not to be found, the injured parties should have a right to come on any of the indorsers.

I've been working, working, working, and you know, sometimes you look back at your work and you see that it just isn't any good.