Able Quote by David Trimble

The dark shadow we seem to see in the distance is not really a mountain ahead, but the shadow of the mountain behind -…

— David Trimble

The decision to give an indicative date for a return is a mistake. It degrades the process. It degrades human life.

— David Trimble

We had a completely deniable exchange of papers - in the winter before the 1997 election - with [Tony] Blair, setting out what we…

— David Trimble

There are two traditions in Northern Ireland. There are two main religious denominations. But there is only one true moral denomination. And it wants…

— David Trimble

The one thing I can assure you is that I'm not going to do a Prescott.

— David Trimble

During the 1996 Forum election my election agent, John Dobson, told me that at some stage down the line we were going to have…

— David Trimble

Politics can be likened to driving at night over unfamiliar hills and mountains. Close attention must be paid to what the beam can reach…

— David Trimble

As we take stock of this century of achievement, Ulster Unionists have every reason to feel proud.

— David Trimble

It wasn't too difficult to see that [Ian] Paisley would never do anything positive.

— David Trimble

We had the IRA ceasefire in August 1994 and a lot of people assumed that a deal had been done - which wasn't right.

— David Trimble

The Republican movement have not behaved properly over the years. They have not themselves implemented the Agreement. If they had implemented the Agreement then…

— David Trimble

I knew what I had to do as party leader had to be sensible and relate to the real situation we were in, rather…

— David Trimble