Martin McGuinness Quotes
When I went to the all-Ireland final - Kerry against Dublin - I couldn't get away for an hour and a half with people coming up and wishing me all the best. Not one of them said, 'Martin, when did you leave the IRA?' But every one of them knew I was in the IRA at one stage.
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I've always been a very confident person, and I know how important it is to take advantage when life gives you opportunity.
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If you worried about falling off the bike, you'd never get on.
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I got addicted to Tetris, playing it in my basement, I was missing all these airplane flights over it. After the fourth one that I missed, I realized I needed to get rid of this thing - so ever since then, I don't play video games any more.
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Playing evil is just not interesting. I don't think anyone who does evil stuff thinks they're doing evil stuff. That's the scary part.
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There are lots of reasons for that gap between men's and women's wages but to me, the big one is the work-family issue. Trying to juggle children and a job is tough under any circumstances, but especially if you're shooting for the kind of career that involves long hours at work and being on call 24-7.
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Men of New England, I hold you to the doctrines of liberty which ye inherit from your Puritan forefathers.
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I was playing in other rock bands. Any of those bands didn't last long.
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The crown must constantly earn citizens' appreciation, respect and trust.
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All people, regardless of whether they're athletes or not, should treat people the way they want to be treated.
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It's really a misconception to identify the writer with the main character, given that the author creates all the characters in the book. In certain ways, I'm every character.
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I have great admiration for the way the Americans do business. They drive a hard bargain, but once they do it, they stick to their contracts.
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Deep inside, I was hoping I'd win: The competition was tough, but I learned from other's mistakes.
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Sometimes I will make CliffsNotes of my CliffsNotes.
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I think that England made a very big, historical mistake to allow itself to become the kind of terrorist capital of the world.
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The most important thing as a leader is your relationship with God.
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The funniest people I know were, not necessarily troubled, but had a harder time in school or were shy or picked on or something like that. I think that you rely on it. 'Well, I don't think I'm cute and no one wants to hang out with me - I'd better start trying to make people laugh.' I think there's an element of that in there.
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Something that's very painful for me is when people wear pants that are too short.
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I've stolen a couple of hearts and they are in my private collection!
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I think faith helps me a lot. God wants you to be where He wants you to be, and that's where I want to be. If I do not get a part, I understand that maybe I needed to be home at that time, maybe in school; there's always a reason. My faith is also where my core friends are, at my church, a faith-based friendship.
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If I were not able to separate the art from the artists, I think I would limit myself a great deal, and life wouldn't be nearly as interesting.
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One day, someone said to me, 'Do you want to go jump out of an airplane?' I felt like I had nothing to lose anymore, so I said, 'Why not?' And every day since then, I ask myself that question.
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I'm thinking of taking up golf, but the idea of spending time with golfers frightens me.
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When I went to the all-Ireland final - Kerry against Dublin - I couldn't get away for an hour and a half with people coming up and wishing me all the best. Not one of them said, 'Martin, when did you leave the IRA?' But every one of them knew I was in the IRA at one stage.
