For good or ill, I'm a person of leadership. I do my best. I don't dodge responsibility.

Making peace, I have found, is much harder than making war.

In the past I have defended the right of the IRA to engage in armed struggle. I did so because there was no alternative for those who would not bend the knee, or turn a blind eye to oppression, or for those who wanted a national republic.

Sinn Fein has productively taken the example of South Africa and, as we develop the peace process, we continue to use examples from South Africa.

I think the worst kind of grief is unacknowledged grief.

Sinn Fein has demonstrated the ability to play a leadership role as part of a popular movement towards peace, equality and justice.

I like to think I'm very grounded. I'm very grounded in my family. I'm very grounded in my community.