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

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.

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

Even if you delegate that responsibility, ultimately you are the one responsible for howyour brand is portrayed.

Even if you have to go through hell - go without hesitation.

Humans consist of body, mind and imagination. Our bodies are faulty, our minds untrustworthy, but our imagination has made us remarkable.

Now that I exist in the mainstream majority, I'm not really so controversial any more, am I? Not really news.

In the 21st century, culture is power.

There's nothing as perfect as the initial idea. And the only reason I write and direct is to protect the writing, because that's what's most precious.

The great thing about arriving at this age is that I don't even care about my career anymore.

I tend to use my music as therapy, in a way.

Your Majesty, I am like you. I do no work. I do nothing, but I am indispensable.

The labor of the alchemists, who were called artist in their day, is a befitting comparison for a deliberate change of style.