Half the lies our opponents tell about us are untrue.

Mr Speaker, I smell a rat; I see him forming in the air and darkening the sky; but I will nip him in the bud.

All along the untrodden paths of the future, I can see the footprints of an unseen hand.

Disappointment is the nurse of wisdom.

Every pint bottle should contain a quart.

At present there are such goings-on that everything is at a standstill.

Ireland and England are like two sisters; I would have them embrace like one brother.

We should silence anyone who opposes the right to freedom of speech.

Why should we put ourselves out of our way to do anything for posterity? For what has posterity ever done for us?

The cup of Ireland's misery has been overflowing for centuries and is not yet half full.

The best way to avoid danger is to meet it plump.

I've heard that hard work never killed anyone, but I say why take the chance?

We all write stories in our minds, but only few have the courage to put them on paper.

People stubbornly lived their lives as they wanted, without regard to me, to an amazing degree.

and more important, did he love me as much as he once loved me?

Plenty poisoned minds of the people are ours. Slaves, from mental death.

If you don't do something special against Chris Evert you find yourself losing concentration after 35 shots.

I've always stood on my own two. I don't need a team. I don't do the entourage thing, 30 people. I don't do that. That's just not me.

I don't feel the need to brand myself in that way [social media]. But as a means to share information and raise awareness of things, I think these social-networking platforms are unprecedented.

That's kind of what I want to do-set my own trend in the basketball world.

Maturity is the ability to postpone gratification.