These wretched babies don't come until they are ready.

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.

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 all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts and deep sympathy. With the benefit of historical hindsight we can all see things which we would wish had been done differently or not at all.

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

[Before each of numerous portrait sittings:] Now then, with teeth or without?

To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?