I will always remember the little things: Dr O’Donoghue’s warm smile, his firm handshake and polished shoes; FitzGerald’s untamed hair, the coat that had seen too many campaigns and his infectious energy. I recall being shocked at how small Haughey was but how he held himself high with grace and poise. To most people, such things seemed unimportant. To me, however, they revealed much more about those figures than anything they did on the political stage. All of which is to say that we should keep an eye out for the little things. In losing sight of those, we lose sight of everything.

I will always remember the little things: Dr O’Donoghue’s warm smile, his firm handshake and polished shoes; FitzGerald’s untamed hair, the coat that had seen too many campaigns and his infectious energy.
I recall being shocked at how small Haughey was but how he held himself high with grace and poise. To most people, such things seemed unimportant. To me, however, they revealed much more about those figures than anything they did on the political stage.
All of which is to say that we should keep an eye out for the little things. In losing sight of those, we lose sight of everything.