The Irish Aren't Great Singers, But They

... In Northern Ireland, If You Don't Have Basic Christianity, Rather Than Merely Religion, All You Get Out Of The Experience Of Living Is Bitterness.

I Think My Life Will Always Be Worth Living, Though I Don't Imagine It Being Very Easy.

Irish Catholics Are More Interested In The Rosary Beads Than In The Rosary.

Should An Anthropologist Or A Sociologist Be Looking For A Bizarre Society To Study, I Would Suggest He Come To Ulster. It Is One Of Europe's Oddest Countries. Here, In The Middle Of The Twentieth Century, With Modern Technology Transforming Everybody's Lives, You Find A Medieval Mentality That Is Being Dragged Painfully Into The Eighteenth Century By Some Forward-looking People.

Basically, I Have No Place In Organized Politics. By Coming To The British Parliament, I've Allowed The People To Sacrifice Me At The Top And Let Go The More Effective Job I Should Be Doing At The Bottom.