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title: "2 Delighted Quotes By Michael D. Higgins"
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> [I am delighted with the strong vote I have received. My message of positive leadership, patriotism and commitment clearly was resonating with tens of thousands of ordinary Irish people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-d-higgins/i-am-delighted-with-the-strong-vote-i-have-received-my-message-of/)

[Michael D. Higgins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-d-higgins/)

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> [I am delighted to be back home in Galway, the place I first came to as a 19-year-old in 1960. It's here where my heart is and will forever be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-d-higgins/i-am-delighted-to-be-back-home-in-galway-the-place-i-first-came-to-as/)

[Michael D. Higgins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-d-higgins/)

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## More by Michael D. Higgins

> [I love our shared island, our shared Ireland and its core decency. I love it for its imagination and its celebration of the endless…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-d-higgins/i-love-our-shared-island-our-shared-ireland-and-its-core-decency-i/)

[Michael D. Higgins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-d-higgins/)

> [I want to say to all of you that when I take my oath of office I will do my absolute best to use…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-d-higgins/i-want-to-say-to-all-of-you-that-when-i-take-my-oath-of-office-i-will/)

[Michael D. Higgins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-d-higgins/)

> [Every age, after all, must have its own aisling and dream of a better, kinder, happier, shared world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-d-higgins/every-age-after-all-must-have-its-own-aisling-and-dream-of-a-better/)

[Michael D. Higgins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-d-higgins/)

> [The presidency is an independent office and the Irish people whom I appreciate so much and I take with such responsibility have given a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-d-higgins/the-presidency-is-an-independent-office-and-the-irish-people-whom-i/)

[Michael D. Higgins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-d-higgins/)

> [The necessary transformation of which I speak and of which my presidency will be a part is built on turning creative possibilities into live…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-d-higgins/the-necessary-transformation-of-which-i-speak-and-of-which-my/)

[Michael D. Higgins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-d-higgins/)

> [I am very glad as well that it is a presidency built on a campaign that emphasized ideas. I hope it will be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-d-higgins/i-am-very-glad-as-well-that-it-is-a-presidency-built-on-a-campaign/)

[Michael D. Higgins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-d-higgins/)

> [Making an Irishness to be proud of in a real Republic. It is the vision of a real Republic where life and language, where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-d-higgins/making-an-irishness-to-be-proud-of-in-a-real-republic-it-is-the/)

[Michael D. Higgins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-d-higgins/)

> [Through the inspiration of Vaclav's words, the courage of his dissidence and the integrity of his leadership, Czechoslovakia successfully transitioned from an authoritarian state…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-d-higgins/through-the-inspiration-of-vaclav-s-words-the-courage-of-his/)

[Michael D. Higgins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-d-higgins/)

> [I think even the poorest people in the great country that is the United States should be entitled to basic health care,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-d-higgins/i-think-even-the-poorest-people-in-the-great-country-that-is-the/)

[Michael D. Higgins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-d-higgins/)

> [I am delighted with the strong vote I have received. My message of positive leadership, patriotism and commitment clearly was resonating with tens of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-d-higgins/i-am-delighted-with-the-strong-vote-i-have-received-my-message-of/)

[Michael D. Higgins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-d-higgins/)

> [You are not speaking for yourself, but for Ireland.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-d-higgins/you-are-not-speaking-for-yourself-but-for-ireland/)

[Michael D. Higgins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-d-higgins/)

> [The mandate I have received and for which I will speak with heart and head to implement over the next seven years had its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-d-higgins/the-mandate-i-have-received-and-for-which-i-will-speak-with-heart-and/)

[Michael D. Higgins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-d-higgins/)

> [I want to say a very sincere thank you for this welcome home - it is a wonderful welcome home. It is the place…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-d-higgins/i-want-to-say-a-very-sincere-thank-you-for-this-welcome-home-it-is-a/)

[Michael D. Higgins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-d-higgins/)

> [I think the important thing now is to have a celebration and then with determination move into our common, shared, different future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-d-higgins/i-think-the-important-thing-now-is-to-have-a-celebration-and-then/)

[Michael D. Higgins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-d-higgins/)

> [Ireland has made its choice for the future and it has chosen the version of Irishness it will build. I know, and I will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-d-higgins/ireland-has-made-its-choice-for-the-future-and-it-has-chosen-the/)

[Michael D. Higgins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-d-higgins/)

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