"Left-wing politicians take away your liberty in the name of children and of fighting poverty, while right-wing politicians do it in the name of family values and fighting drugs. Either way, government gets bigger and you become less free."

"Freedom and responsibility aren't interconnected things. They are the same thing."

"You owe it to yourself to be the best person possible. Because if you are, others will want to be with you, want to provide you with the things you want in exchange for what you're giving to them."

"The government's War on Poverty has transformed poverty from a short-term misfortune into a career choice."

"There's a very passionate pro-chewing movement on the Internet called Chewdiasm. They say that we should be chewing 50 to 100 times per mouthful, which is insane. I tried that. It takes like a day and a half to eat a sandwich. But their basic idea is right. If you chew, you'll eat slower and you will get more nutrients."

"We were raised right in the heart of the Bogside. Everything was so bad at the time that Mammy would bring us to the pantomime, circus, concerts because we were so confined at home."

"Those who have compared our life to a dream were right... we were sleeping wake, and waking sleep."

"Freedom. And Justice. If you have those two, it covers everything. You must stick to those principles and have the courage of your convictions."