Farewell, Bertie Ahern. A Career in Quotes.

ah jayz, he dropped the feckin shamrock

from seamusbeag, our man in the know, at Parknasilla;


So Bertie Ahern leaves the Dail today. Maybe we can take some time to review some totally irrelevant quotes;

The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing, if you can fake that, you've got it made - Groucho Marx

Why should I care about posterity? What's posterity ever done for me? - Groucho Marx

Paying alimony is like feeding hay to a dead horse - Groucho Marx

It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than open your mouth and remove all doubt - Groucho Marx

Politics doesn't make strange bedfellows, marriage does.

Are you going to believe me, or what you see with your own eyes? - Groucho Marx

If you can't convince them, confuse them - Harry S. Truman

Quote me as saying I was mis-quoted.

The President has kept all of the promises he intended to keep - George Stephanopolous, Clinton's aide

Anything worth having is a thing worth cheating for - W. C . Fields

The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources - Einstein

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. - Einstein

Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it, misdiagnosing it and then misapplying the wrong remedies - Groucho Marx