[On the 1982 intruder into her bedroom:] I realized immediately that it wasn't a servant because they don't slam doors.

It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained.

I know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes of leadership are universal and are often about finding ways of encouraging people to combine their efforts, their talents, their insights, their enthusiasm and their inspiration to work together.

Madam President, speaking here in Dublin Castle it is impossible to ignore the weight of history, as it was yesterday when you and I laid wreaths at the Garden of Remembrance.

[To the suggestion that Great Britain might someday want a Republic:] We'll go quietly.

They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.

The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses will be all the stronger for working together and sharing the load.