Gerry Adams Quotes - Page 2

I think there is a huge responsibility upon governments to understand the consequence of their decisions.

The last months, weeks and days have seen accelerating discussions, involving the DUP for the first time, about a comprehensive agreement which would see all outstanding matters dealt with and the Good Friday Agreement implemented in full.

I was leaving the Belfast court, where I had been called to answer a very flimsy charge, later dismissed. You're relatively safe in such areas in the Irish community, but to go to downtown Belfast for me is dangerous. My appearance in court had been well advertised by the police. I think it was too much of a coincidence that the people who shot me were just passing by.

The Good Friday Agreement and the basic rights and entitlements of citizens that are enshrined within it must be defended and actively promoted by London and Dublin.

The Irish Republican Army has kept every commitment made by its leadership.

The unionists also for their part, want to minimise the potential for change, not only on the equality agenda but on the issues of sovereignty and ending the union.

Sinn Fein has productively taken the example of South Africa and, as we develop the peace process, we continue to use examples from South Africa.

It's hard to think of a 16-month child being anything other than a delight to be around.

It's been a long time coming but the reality is that this process is at a crossroads.

War some people glamorise war and glorify war. It's not nice, from whatever point of view you come from.

For good or ill, I'm a person of leadership. I do my best. I don't dodge responsibility.

We can be revisionist, and that's a good thing to be at times, but we shouldn't airbrush our history, so we can only make judgments in the objective conditions of that time.

When I wrote 'Before The Dawn,' I made it quite clear that there are lots of people involved in my life who I can't talk about simply because I'd put them at risk.

We have to make sure the Good Friday Agreement works.

Your determination, selflessness and courage have brought the freedom struggle towards its fulfillment.

There needs to be nationalist and republican confidence in unionism.

I like to think I'm very grounded. I'm very grounded in my family. I'm very grounded in my community.