The Upward Course Of A Nation's History

Think What We Would Have Missed If We Had Never ... Used A Mobile Phone Or Surfed The Net -- Or, To Be Honest, Listened To Other People Talking About Surfing The Net.

Madam President, Speaking Here In Dublin Castle It Is Impossible To Ignore The Weight Of History, As It Was Yesterday When You And I Laid Wreaths At The Garden Of Remembrance.

Families, Friends And Communities Often Find A Source Of Courage Rising Up From Within. Indeed, Sadly, It Seems That It Is Tragedy That Often Draws Out The Most And The Best From The Human Spirit.

Let Us Not Take Ourselves Too Seriously. None Of Us Has A Monopoly On Wisdom.

My Husband Has Quite Simply Been My Strength And Stay All These Years, And I Owe Him A Debt Greater Than He Would Ever Claim.