45 Quotes by Bertie Ahern

Your even-handed support and wise counsel continues to be an invaluable resource to us for our search for lasting peace,

This is not good. The meeting was bad. Relations were bad. It was very hostile, even bitter... I don't like to see grown men bickering.

This is not a time for sitting back. It's not a time for complacency. We cannot afford a prolonged stalemate.

This is an area in which our views are well known to the U.S. government,

They may not have an opportunity again for quite some time if they cannot make it work on this occasion. It is time therefore to talk and it's time to agree.

As we strive today to become one of the most vibrant knowledge societies in the world, our future economic development will depend to a large degree on our ability to generate new knowledge and to innovate,

A comprehensive deal is a comprehensive deal, which means all issues are addressed by everyone. Otherwise, it's a piecemeal deal. ... It is not acceptable that we should fall short.

It is our sincere wish that the Northern Ireland institutions be restored as soon as possible.

It's a landmark development. It's of real historic significance. We are enormously relieved that we can finally close this difficult chapter of the peace process.