It's commonly said that people who've been ill in childhood and who've had an upset education never really regret that they do. It means that you don't look at the world in the way that other people do, and if you were inclined to be a writer, that's a help.
I think that black Africa is extremely terrifying. Black Africa can become a maelstrom of warring tribes without the outside world needing to feel the need to do anything about it.
There are certain wicked people in the world that you can't deal with except by force.
Do you not see how necessary a world of pains and troubles is to school an intelligence and make it a soul?
There is nothing stable in the world; uproar's your only music.
There comes a point in your life when you realize how quickly time goes by, and how quickly it has gone. Then it really speeds up exponentially. With that, I think you start to put a lot of things into context; you start to see how huge the world is, and really, the universe.
At Leeds I've tried to concentrate on my club form, but you get caught up in all the World Cup fever once you come back to Ireland and see all the Irish boys again.
As a kid growing up in the back streets of Dublin I used to pretend I was playing in the World Cup with my mates out on the streets, and now I will be doing it for real.
Qualifying for the second stage would be a successful World Cup for us. I think we can do it.
Some have said it is the easiest group at the World Cup, but we realize it won't be like that. Germany are a tremendous side, but to be honest I don't know much about Cameroon and Saudi Arabia.
There was a tremendous amount of disappointment in missing the World Cup finals in 1998, so they're getting excited about this one and I really think we could do well in the Far East.
We have a great sense of togetherness. It is our team spirit that has taken us to this World Cup.
I'll be honest with you: not a chance in this world. But you know, stranger things have happened.
Everything in this world has a hidden meaning.
There is only one woman in the world. One woman, with many faces.