A biography for Martin McGuinnesshasn’t been written yet.
“I remember vividly as a 15-year-old, in 1964, seeing Derry play Glentoran in the Irish Cup Final at Windsor Park in Belfast. Glentoran were one of the two big Belfast teams, along with Linfield. Any rural team playing them was up against the odds.”
“Let's leave beside them in another pile all the injustices which exist in the northern state.”
“There is not much point in establishing an organisation like the independent commission for information retrieval, or the other organisations that we agreed to, if we do not encourage people to participate.”
“I'm not going to be reduced to the position of being the implementer of Tory cuts in the North.”
“Along with that ongoing process Sinn Fein took a decision to establish a peace commission which had the responsibility to travel around the country to receive submissions from the general public, also our opponents.”
“There are some discussions taking place in the United Arab Emirates about the prospects of a long-haul flight into Belfast.”
“I haven't done anything that I'm ashamed of.”
“We don't believe that winning elections and winning any amount of votes will win freedom in Ireland. At the end of the day, it will be the cutting edge of the IRA which will bring freedom.”
“We have to govern by treating every single citizen equally.”
“The people who were marching at Peggy O'Hara's funeral gave the impression they were associated with the INLA, which is supposed to be on ceasefire and to have decommissioned some of their weapons. I ask if they could have honoured her in a more dignified way.”
“I will work with whoever is leader of the DUP.”
“The spirt of 1916 is as relevant and inspiring today as it was a century ago.”
“I do not think we can dismiss the contribution that people make, particularly when it is a very dangerous occupation to be involved in building support for the peace process.”
“I will not be silenced or deterred.”
“Well I think it has always been a mistake to reduce the peace process in Ireland to a decommissioning process.”
“Commemorations can stimulate debate, which will ultimately lead to a greater understanding of the events of our 'through-other' history and to shape a better future.”
“As a lad growing up in the Fifties and Sixties, I played both Gaelic football and soccer and loved them both.”
“The position is clear - there is no ambiguity in Sinn Fein's position. We, along with all the other parties, have signed up to a reduced rate of corporation tax of 12.5 % by 2018.”
“World War One is an important part of Ireland's multi-layered history during which tens of thousands Irish people lost their lives.”
“As anyone who has tinnitus knows, it's not something that you can ignore, and you have to deal with it on a daily basis.”