Whatever little we have gained we have gained by agitation while we have uniformly lost by moderation.

Gentlemen, you may soon have the alternative to live as slaves or die as free men

I will go on quietly and slowly, but I will go on firmly, and with a certainty of success.

I want to make all Europe and America know it - I want to make England feel her weakness if she refuses to give the justice we the Irish require - the restoration of our domestic parliament.

Every religion is good—every religion is true to him who in his good caution and conscience believes it.

The poor old Duke [of Wellington]! What shall I say of him? To be sure he was born in Ireland, but being born in a stable does not make a man a horse.

The altar of liberty totters when it is cemented only with blood

How cruel the Penal Laws are which exclude me from a fair trial with men whom I look upon as so much my inferiors.

Whoever commits a crime strengthens his enemy.

No man was ever a good soldier but the man who goes into the battle determined to conquer, or not to come back from the battle field (cheers). No other principle makes a good soldier.

The Englishman has all the qualities of a poker except its occasional warmth.

Make optimum use of every second that passes daily

We can't calm waves, but we can steer the ship.

If you respect the art and you have some talent about you, I'm on your team.

Everything I thought I'd hate about having children - the crying, the screaming - nothing fazes me. I love it all and it's relaxed me.

I was very quiet until I got at the piano, and weekends, lunch breaks, after school, before school, I was just making music.

The Palm is a joint for sadists to entertain masochists.

It's hard to hate up close. The more you get to know each other, the more common ground you can find and the more you can disagree without being disagreeable.

Don't worry about looking good - worry about achieving your goals.

Give your teachers the respect they deserve, because they are the ones who can help you get where you need to go.

Live in the nowhere that you come from even though you have got an address Here.