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.

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.

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.

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 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.

The problem with catching dreams is you forget how truly incredible they are when you live with them everyday.

I am against nature. I don't dig nature at all. I think nature is very unnatural. I think the truly natural things are dreams, which nature can't touch with decay.

I could feel it in my bones, how I missed the heat of my country and the love of my family.

Religions are many, reason is one, we are all brothers.

There are people who lie simply for the sake of lying.

I will not be a slave to my image, nor will I be a slave to anyone else's interpretations of me.

Yes, I'm back," he said, "And look who I ran into." Horace grinned at him. "i hope you ran into him hard." "As hard as I could.

I count myself lucky to be fairly anonymous but occasionally have people tell me nice things.

Everybody who really does what he is capable of, is a hero

The way Jesus shows you is not easy. Rather, it is like a path winding up a mountain. Do not lose heart! The steeper the road, the faster it rises towards ever wider horizons.