The mandate I have received and for which I will speak with heart and head to implement over the next seven years had its four pillars – an inclusive citizenship, equality and participation and respect in a creative society creating an excellence in everything we Irish do. – Michael D. Higgins
Well, my personal mission statement is that we want marriage equality in all 50 states. We want it not to be a state-by-state issue. We dont want it to be something the majority is voting on. I dont think the civil rights of any minority should be in the hands of any majority. – Jesse Tyler Ferguson

