"You are not speaking for yourself, but for…" — Michael D. Higgins
"You are not speaking for yourself, but for Ireland."
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Michael D. Higgins
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24 Quotes by Michael D. Higgins
Michael D. Higgins has 24 quotes on this site.
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I want to say a very sincere thank you for this welcome home - it is a wonderful welcome home.…
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I think even the poorest people in the great country that is the United States should be entitled to basic…
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Every age, after all, must have its own aisling and dream of a better, kinder, happier, shared world.
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I am delighted with the strong vote I have received. My message of positive leadership, patriotism and commitment clearly was…
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We need to discuss the basis of a new form of trust built on a meaningful form of citizenship appropriate…
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Through the inspiration of Vaclav's words, the courage of his dissidence and the integrity of his leadership, Czechoslovakia successfully transitioned…
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Be proud to be a decent American rather than a wanker whipping up fear.
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The mandate I have received and for which I will speak with heart and head to implement over the next…
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I love our shared island, our shared Ireland and its core decency. I love it for its imagination and its…
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I will be a President for all the people, whether they voted for me or not, whether they are young…
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Ireland has made its choice for the future and it has chosen the version of Irishness it will build. I…
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Making an Irishness to be proud of in a real Republic. It is the vision of a real Republic where…
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More Ireland Quotes
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It's just very homey in Ireland. It's very comforting and comfortable. There's lots of fireplaces with fires. It's just really…
— Amy Adams
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For over 30 years, the IRA showed that the British government could not rule Ireland on its own terms.
— Gerry Adams
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Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep.
— Dave Barry
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Dublin university contains the cream of Ireland: Rich and thick.
— Samuel Beckett
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On the Northern Ireland question, for instance, the British and Irish governments prohibit media contact with members of the IRA,…
— Kate Adie
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Must we be put to shame by much smaller and poorer countries, by Ireland, France, Austria or Sweden, who have…
— Theodore Bikel
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My dad was a militant atheist, or is a militant atheist. My mum was sort of bought up in a…
— Tony Blair
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I'm home a lot. Because I live in Ireland, we can live under the celebrity radar. I might go missing…
— Bono
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Ethiopia didn't just blow my mind; it opened my mind. Anyway, on our last day at this orphanage a man…
— Bono
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Ireland is a great country to die or be married in.
— Elizabeth Bowen
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I hadn't realized quite how extraordinary Charles Lindbergh's achievement was in flying the Atlantic alone. He had never flown over…
— Bill Bryson
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The need for peace in Northern Ireland goes well beyond political stability. It now speaks to regional Europe and even…
— Hillary Clinton
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