Quotes by Martin McGuinness

“I never panic when I get a wasp at my ear. As soon as you strike out, they'll sting you. So just stay cool.”

“I come from a very sporting family and played many sports as a lad.”

“The task ahead of us will be extremely challenging as the Tory party continue with their austerity agenda and as we continue to resolve the issues of the past and build unity, reconciliation, and e...”

“As a young man on the streets of Derry, I saw Ian Paisley as an immortal opponent of everything to do with equality, justice, fairness, and respect for Irishness.”

“The Good Friday Agreement was an incredible breakthrough. But it's my view that the Hillsborough Agreement could see politics in the north come of age, and see us all move forwards on the basis of ...”

“Within loyalism and the UVF, there are clearly people who are not just aggravated by the issue around flags or parades. They're aggravated by me and Sinn Fein being in government. They're opposed t...”

“The fact is that a car used by Gerry Adams and myself during the course of the Mitchell review was bugged by elements within British military intelligence.”

“But the fact is that the vast majority of Republicans support the Sinn Fein leadership.”

“Along with that ongoing process Sinn Fein took a decision to establish a peace commission which had the responsibility to travel around the country to receive submissions from the general public, a...”

“I want to work with Peter Robinson as first minister in a positive, constructive way and leave the elections to the electorate.”

“Whenever people reach out the hand of friendship towards me, I am not going to refuse that hand.”

“There are no military solutions - dialogue and diplomacy are the only guarantee of lasting peace.”

“War is terrible. There is nothing romantic about war.”

“The engagements I had with Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles were about reaching out and showing respect to the unionist people. I also recognised that when someone like her makes acts of reconcil...”