I may die, but the Republic of 1916 will never die. Onward to the Republic and liberation of our people.

Our revenge will be the laughter of our children.

You cannot put a rope around the neck of an idea.

They have nothing in their whole imperial arsenal that can break the spirit of one Irishman who doesn't want to be broken.

Never will they label our liberation struggle as criminal

We refuse to lie here in dishonor! We are not criminals, but Irishmen! This is the crime of which we stand accused.

Everyone, Republican or otherwise has their own particular part to play. No part is too great or too small, no one is too old or too young to do something.

I was only a working-class boy from a Nationalist ghetto. But it is repression that creates the revolutionary spirit of freedom.

I am standing on the threshold of another trembling world. May God have mercy on my soul.

Guns don't win wars; guns and bombs may kill a man but they cannot make him follow their lead, nor will they ever coerce an unyielding man to yield.

I'll wear no convicts uniform nor meekly serve my time that Britain might brand Irelands fight 800 years of crime.

Israel is a fulfilled dream. Nothing that exists here existed here a hundred years ago.

The things I see every day inspire my sound and lyrics, like certain people and situations that stick out in my mind. There are also certain musicians I love whose music and styles inspire me.

Bliss is not a feeling but a state of being. In the state of bliss, everything is loved.

I have, alas! Philosophy, Medicine, Jurisprudence too, And to my cost Theology, With ardent labor, studied through. And here I stand, with all my lore, Poor fool, no wiser than before.

We live in a very peculiar world. Democracy isn't discussed, as if it was taken for granted, as if democracy had taken God's place, who is also not discussed.

Every man serves a useful purpose: a miser, for example, makes a wonderful ancestor.

I have opinions on everything. I'm a stubborn old mule. The biggest problem is keeping my mouth shut.

I started a grease fire at McDonald's - threw a match in the cook's hair.

I was very fortunate to be able to go to school and university, because many people our age couldn't complete school. This gift of education must be used in whatever ways we can to uplift the people.

I want to be the best on the biggest stage possible, [but] I obviously do not get to decide where that is.