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Small: That neither our thoughts, nor passions, nor ideas formed by the imagination, exist without the mind, is what
George Berkeley
"That neither our thoughts, nor passions, nor ideas formed by the imagination, exist without the mind, is what every body will allow"
George Berkeley, Philosopher
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Small: I had rather be an oyster than a man, the most stupid and senseless of animals
George Berkeley
"I had rather be an oyster than a man, the most stupid and senseless of animals"
George Berkeley, Philosopher
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Small: This whole tribal loyalty seems to have gone
Fiona Shaw
"This whole tribal loyalty seems to have gone"
Fiona Shaw, Actress
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Small: My mother taught me to read
Fiona Shaw
"My mother taught me to read"
Fiona Shaw, Actress
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Small: I take the theater seriously in that I loathe it, Im bored by it
Fiona Shaw
"I take the theater seriously in that I loathe it, I'm bored by it"
Fiona Shaw, Actress
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Small: Even when they have nothing, the Irish emit a kind of happiness, a joy
Fiona Shaw
"Even when they have nothing, the Irish emit a kind of happiness, a joy"
Fiona Shaw, Actress
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Small: When others stood idly by, you and your families gave your all, in defence of a risen people and in pursuit of
"When others stood idly by, you and your families gave your all, in defence of a risen people and in pursuit of Irish freedom and unity"
Gerry Adams, Politician
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Small: The unionists also for their part, want to minimise the potential for change, not only on the equality agenda
"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"
Gerry Adams, Politician
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Small: The last months, weeks and days have seen accelerating discussions, involving the DUP for the first time, abou
"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"
Gerry Adams, Politician
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Small: The Good Friday Agreement and the basic rights and entitlements of citizens that are enshrined within it must
"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"
Gerry Adams, Politician
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Small: People who are good at film have a relationship with the camera
Fiona Shaw
"People who are good at film have a relationship with the camera"
Fiona Shaw, Actress
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Small: My mother adores singing and plays piano. My uncle was a phenomenal pianist. My brother John is a double bassi
Fiona Shaw
"My mother adores singing and plays piano. My uncle was a phenomenal pianist. My brother John is a double bassist. I used to play the piano, badly, and cello. My brother Peter played violin"
Fiona Shaw, Actress
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Small: I would say the next imminent hot writers are often the writers from the decade before you were born
Fiona Shaw
"I would say the next imminent hot writers are often the writers from the decade before you were born"
Fiona Shaw, Actress
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Small: That thing of hell and eternal punishment is the most absurd, as well as the most disagreeable thought that ev
George Berkeley
"That thing of hell and eternal punishment is the most absurd, as well as the most disagreeable thought that ever entered into the head of mortal man"
George Berkeley, Philosopher
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Small: He who says there is no such thing as an honest man, you may be sure is himself a knave
George Berkeley
"He who says there is no such thing as an honest man, you may be sure is himself a knave"
George Berkeley, Philosopher
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Small: The same principles which at first view lead to skepticism, pursued to a certain point, bring men back to comm
George Berkeley
"The same principles which at first view lead to skepticism, pursued to a certain point, bring men back to common sense"
George Berkeley, Philosopher
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Small: From my own being, and from the dependency I find in myself and my ideas, I do, by an act of reason, necessari
George Berkeley
"From my own being, and from the dependency I find in myself and my ideas, I do, by an act of reason, necessarily infer the existence of a God, and of all created things in the mind of God"
George Berkeley, Philosopher
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Small: The eye by long use comes to see even in the darkest cavern: and there is no subject so obscure but we may dis
George Berkeley
"The eye by long use comes to see even in the darkest cavern: and there is no subject so obscure but we may discern some glimpse of truth by long poring on it"
George Berkeley, Philosopher
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Small: Others indeed may talk, and write, and fight about liberty, and make an outward pretence to it but the free-th
George Berkeley
"Others indeed may talk, and write, and fight about liberty, and make an outward pretence to it; but the free-thinker alone is truly free"
George Berkeley, Philosopher
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Small: Truth is the cry of all, but the game of few
George Berkeley
"Truth is the cry of all, but the game of few"
George Berkeley, Philosopher
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Small: Many things, for aught I know, may exist, whereof neither I nor any other man hath or can have any idea or not
George Berkeley
"Many things, for aught I know, may exist, whereof neither I nor any other man hath or can have any idea or notion whatsoever"
George Berkeley, Philosopher
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Small: So long as I confine my thoughts to my own ideas divested of words, I do not see how I can be easily mistaken
George Berkeley
"So long as I confine my thoughts to my own ideas divested of words, I do not see how I can be easily mistaken"
George Berkeley, Philosopher
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Small: If we admit a thing so extraordinary as the creation of this world, it should seem that we admit something str
George Berkeley
"If we admit a thing so extraordinary as the creation of this world, it should seem that we admit something strange, and odd, and new to human apprehension, beyond any other miracle whatsoever"
George Berkeley, Philosopher
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Small: All the choir of heaven and furniture of earth - in a word, all those bodies which compose the frame of the wo
George Berkeley
"All the choir of heaven and furniture of earth - in a word, all those bodies which compose the frame of the world - have not any subsistence without a mind"
George Berkeley, Philosopher
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Small: A mind at liberty to reflect on its own observations, if it produce nothing useful to the world, seldom fails
George Berkeley
"A mind at liberty to reflect on its own observations, if it produce nothing useful to the world, seldom fails of entertainment to itself"
George Berkeley, Philosopher
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Small: Your ability as republican volunteers, to rise to this challenge will mean that the two governments and others
"Your ability as republican volunteers, to rise to this challenge will mean that the two governments and others cannot easily hide from their obligations and their responsibility to resolve these problems"
Gerry Adams, Politician
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Small: We have to make sure the Good Friday Agreement works
"We have to make sure the Good Friday Agreement works"
Gerry Adams, Politician
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Small: We are totally committed to ending partition and to creating the conditions for unity and independence
"We are totally committed to ending partition and to creating the conditions for unity and independence"
Gerry Adams, Politician
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Small: The Irish Republican Army has kept every commitment made by its leadership
"The Irish Republican Army has kept every commitment made by its leadership"
Gerry Adams, Politician
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Small: Such decisions will be far reaching and difficult. But you never lacked courage in the past. Your courage is n
"Such decisions will be far reaching and difficult. But you never lacked courage in the past. Your courage is now needed for the future"
Gerry Adams, Politician
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Small: For over 30 years, the IRA showed that the British government could not rule Ireland on its own terms
"For over 30 years, the IRA showed that the British government could not rule Ireland on its own terms"
Gerry Adams, Politician
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Small: The catalyst for much of this change is the growing support for republicanism
"The catalyst for much of this change is the growing support for republicanism"
Gerry Adams, Politician
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Small: Hugging trees has a calming effect on me. Im talking about enormous trees that will be there when we are all d
"Hugging trees has a calming effect on me. I'm talking about enormous trees that will be there when we are all dead and gone. I've hugged trees in every part of this little island"
Gerry Adams, Politician
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Small: But I also hold the very strong view that republicans need to lead by example
"But I also hold the very strong view that republicans need to lead by example"
Gerry Adams, Politician
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Small: Republican patience with how unionism deals with the political institutions, and with key issues like equality
"Republican patience with how unionism deals with the political institutions, and with key issues like equality and human rights, will be tested because, obviously, there will be a battle a day on these matters. So lets face up to all of this with our eyes wide open"
Gerry Adams, Politician
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Small: It will always be a battle a day between those who want maximum change and those who want to maintain the stat
"It will always be a battle a day between those who want maximum change and those who want to maintain the status quo"
Gerry Adams, Politician
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Small: In this context the British and Irish governments will have to promote a new, imaginative and dynamic alternat
"In this context the British and Irish governments will have to promote a new, imaginative and dynamic alternative in which both governments will share power in the north"
Gerry Adams, Politician
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Small: To be honest I live among the English and have always found them to be very honest in their business dealings.
Fiona Shaw
"To be honest I live among the English and have always found them to be very honest in their business dealings. They are noble, hard-working and anxious to do the right thing. But joy eludes them, they lack the joy that the Irish have"
Fiona Shaw, Actress
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Small: Theater dates very quickly
Fiona Shaw
"Theater dates very quickly"
Fiona Shaw, Actress
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Small: One moment cannot be the most important
Fiona Shaw
"One moment cannot be the most important"
Fiona Shaw, Actress
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