It is a mistake to suppose that the Supreme Court is either honoured or helped by being spoken of as beyond criticism. On the contrary, the life and character of its justices should be the objects of constant watchfulness by all, and its judgments subject to the freest criticism.

Religion of any form is a sacred matter. It involves the relation of the individual to some Being believed to be infinitely supreme. It involves not merely character and life here, but destiny hereafter, and as such is not to be spoken of lightly or flippantly.

The better life rests less on the prohibitions of the Ten Commandments and more on the parable of the Good Samaritan and the Golden Rule.

Who does not delight in oratory? How we gather to hear even an ordinary speaker! How often is a jury swayed and controlled by the appeals of counsel!

I think most Irish people are creative. Whether it's music, or dance, or... certainly storytelling is in the blood.

Love is based on imagination.

Anything you put your mind to and add your imagination into can make your life a lot better and a lot more fun.

Like Love, Art ties together all the great sacred traditions because they all used creative expression, or we wouldn't know about them.