You cannot conquer Ireland; you cannot extinguish the Irish passion for freedom. If our deed has not been sufficient to win freedom, then our children will win it by a better deed.

We seem to have lost. We have not lost. To refuse to fight would have been to lose; to fight is to win. We have kept faith with the past, and handed on a tradition to the future.

Life springs from death; and from the graves of patriot men and women spring living nations.

Blood is a cleansing and sanctifying thing, and the nation that regards it as the final horror has lost its manhood... there are many things more horrible than bloodshed, and slavery is one of them!

A country without a language is a country without a soul.

As long as Ireland is unfree the only honourable attitude for Irish men, women to have is an attitude of rebellion.

There are in every generation those who shrink from the ultimate sacrifice, but there are in every generation those who make it with joy and laughter and these are the salt of the generations.

Ireland unfree shall never be at peace

We are ready to die and shall die cheerfully and proudly, you must not grieve for all of this.

Love is not an imagination but a radiating light from the heart.

Wise people are only wise because they have lived many lives before.

All your youth you want to have your greatness taken for granted when you find it taken for granted you are unnerved.

People are fascinated by space flight. It makes them interested in science, gets them asking questions and motivates them.

What makes me vulnerable is speaking up about topics that may be controversial to others.

Things don't just happen; things happen just.

People who have never had an addiction don't understand how hard it can be.

I don't expect anything from anybody. When you grow old Your days are gone; it is part of life.

Wasting time is negative, but there is something positive about idleness.

Nothing can occur beyond the strength of faith to sustain, or, transcending the resources of religion, to relieve.