"The story of Margaret Haughery is one of the sweetest ever told. Her life is a lesson of love in charity which this age needs to learn. While philanthropists and social workers vainly talk about problems, she solved them; for she met those problems with the wisdom that came from the love of her big Irish heart. In her simple life we read again the lesson that there is but one way to become great in the Kingdom of God. And because she found that way, Margaret Haughery, the "Mother of the Orphans," is entitled to a high place among the great wives and mothers who have brought glory to the Catholic Church."

"It is imperative that we put an end to domestic violence and view women as human beings who deserve love and respect. Our country will not be able to achieve genuine sustainable development if only half the population is working at full capacity or is benefitting from economic progress."

"I will and bequeath to the College of Rockwell Cashel Co. Tippery my fee simple landed property in Belvidere St. John's N.F.L.D. (value in rent for $102.07) agent James M. Kent Esq Q.C. for the education or part thereof of one of my next akin and should Rockwell College cease to be, the above yearly amount is to be transferred to the College of Mount Millway Co. Waterford Balance of cash remaining to be applied for the education of my next akin in Rockwell or other Institution of Education."

"For the past 15 years I bought the Freeman—during 14 years in America, and since my return to this distracted country. Until recently I would give my bottom dollar for the Freeman. Now, as it is a partisan, I can have no part with it. The generation of the wicked cannot inherit the land, and the adulterer shall not possess the kingdom of God."

"J. D. Ryan and James O’Donnell, Esquires, will leave by the steamer Peruvian, the former on a business trip to England, and the latter to reside in Ireland. The Emerald Isle will never want for a bright, witty, whole-souled Irishman, so long as Mr. James O’Donnell is alive, which we hope will be for many long years. Bon Voyage."

"I was a staunch Parnellite until the Divorce Court disclosures, and the grabbing of United Ireland shook my faith. I collected for the Parnell Testimonial, at St John's, from the bishop, priests, and my friends, £60. You can see in the Freeman of that time how I paid my mite (£5). I would now freely give £10 to depose him, and to stop fighting among families and people who were hitherto more united. The man must be possessed by a bad spirit who goes about sowing evil. He must see, unless blinded by pride, or something worse, that he must go, or Home Rule fall."

"Next door came the store of James O'Donnell, a bachelor, from the Old Country, and a very popular man of his day. He had a rare fund of wit and humor and a good word for all the world. Possessing all these genial and attractive qualities his friends always wondered that he remained a bachelor. He went back to Ireland in his old days and it is said spent his declining years in a monastery. Like Strickland and Rankin he carried on a wholesale and retail trade in wines and spirits. Amongst the clerks, was James Crowdell and the well known Maurice Corcoran, alias "Kidney Feet.""

"People attack me like I am just a profile picture on social media, they don’t know there is a person behind that"

"Journalism will always be a part of me, I was getting calls for events even when I was on my sabbatical but I had to prioritise myself and my mental health"

"This is where you learn how much support you have as an individual versus how much support you had because you were part of a particular media house"

"We are living in an environment in which when you are a well-known personality like a radio host, nobody cares about the real you"

"I have found lessons although it was not easy"

"It was a very difficult season for me last year and it has been over a year now, I am definitely mentally stronger and I give that glory to God as he is the one who has seen me to that point of healing"

"Agreeing to bookings is not always a good thing, however now that I am back my clients who know that I am back have already booked me for the rest of the year"

"It is far too soon to say how this transition will affect followers and support of Ruvheneko"

"If you see me quiet, it means I am dealing with some things. I stopped now after nine years to put on the face to make people happy"

"I took a long time to rest and I am very ready for the season, this part of the year is always my busiest so I am looking forward to the local events and travelling"

"I am stronger now, God has restored what I lost"

"We do not know if we might get robbed or not, but that does not stop us from continuing our work"

"Since our leaders are failing us, we really should try to be active citizens and participate in these spaces as much as we can, so we can hold them to account, because no one is coming to save us"

"It’s very important for poor people and people of color to go to these protests and marches because they are feeling the wrath of climate change the most. It’s important for them to have a say, for their voice and their demands to be heard"

"It's important that everyone plays their part in making sure that our future and the future of the next generation is safe and sustainable"

"We understand the risks,” she says, “but we are willing to work regardless of them"

"I saw a problem, and decided to act by advocating for urgent climate justice in my country to make sure no African child is left behind in the just transition to 100% renewable energy."

"It is our duty to make sure that our future and that of future generations is safe"

"Sometimes I feel like I am being used as a token."

"I will never surrender activism because I have seen how much of a difference the work I do has made"

"At the end of the day, they have to face the reality. What difference are these mining companies causing them?"

"What the miners do to nature is very gruesome. I visit mining places and I see huge holes everywhere and red liquid flowing to the sea. Awful!"

"I am in a position to make a difference."

"For all these billions, what do we get in return? Think about the damage done by mining corporations to our biodiversity, to agriculture, and to the health of those living in the area. They don’t pay for these damages"

"Wherever large-scale miners go, the communities are damaged. They remain poor. The so-called economic benefits do not benefit the people. Mining does not translate to community development. We don’t need these investors. They only rape the country."

"We have a beautiful country. Let’s not allow greed and selfishness to rape it."

"My inner self had a thirst that was not being quenched."

"Any kind of mining operation in a watershed, that’s like saying that the gold and the nickel are more important than the water that our people drink."

""We have this life to live. It doesn't last forever. We do service for the common good and we take on systematic, dynamic steps to develop our own potential. We make a difference for ourselves. It's a very good way to go"."

"If I had calculated and maneuvered, I would never have forgiven myself."

"When you’re stressed, you go to a place which is beautiful and healing and peaceful."

"There is no such thing as responsible mining in an island ecosystem. Companies should not break the beauty of agricultural places. Why don’t they clean up the mess they left in abandoned mining sites first? They have to prove to us that they are capable of rehabilitating those areas."

"A good way to have new beginnings is to move from one phase to the next in grace. Bring closure. Smooth out the rough edges. It feels so much better."

"How can it be responsible to do open pit mining in a country that is most vulnerable to climate change?"

"If there is responsible mining why is it that wherever there is mining, there is poverty? The poorest sites in the country are mining areas."

"One of the biggest mistakes of humanity is to foolishly think we are these physical bodies and life ends when this physical body deteriorates. The truth is that we are spirit. Living now gives us the opportunity to ‘hone’ our spirit so that it is more aligned with higher forces of truth and light."

"I got really popular [when I was] rejected from DENR, so I’m riding on a crest and I’m maneuvering all the support into building green models on the ground."

"Life is what you make of it. The experience of life is how you see it. You can see it negatively or you can see even the seeming failures as a positive opportunity to grow. If we take on this positive bent, everyone around benefits. My consistent experience in life is that as long as one commits to integrity and service, there are Divine Forces that help. I feel it every day, when I meditate in the morning, as I do my work. Life is a challenge. There are also negative forces that exist, and they are within one’s self. One needs to be keenly aware of them."

"I’m going to do the right thing and let the dice fall where it may. And I am going to hope that maybe these politicians, even if they’re funded by mining money, must have love for God and country in their hearts."

"𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙛 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚."

"As some of you may know, I am having health challenges which I have found a blessing. So yesterday morning, I was was blessed to have a visit from Gary, his wife Angeli, and the sister of Maricel who is also a very beautiful person."

"I have a deep resonance with the environment. My spiritual practice is feeling the divine, entering stillness, then feeling the Higher Worlds. When one does this, one develops a very keen affinity with nature. Divine Energy is in Nature."

"What a waste. Everyone would have benefited from the management and care of the environment."