The Good Friday Agreement is championed worldwide as a beacon of hope, peace and reconciliation.

Here's some quotes from the people that made it happen.

"We had 700 days of failure and one day of success."

"We have the strongest possible basis for permanent peace in Ireland, such as has never before been experienced in our history, "

- Bertie Ahern

"This conflict was made and sustained by men and women - it could be ended by men and women and I knew them. All of the doubts I had about my role in Northern Ireland vanished."

- George Mitchell

"People working together can overcome many obstacles, often within themselves, and by doing so can make the world a better place."

- Mo mowlam

"A day like today is not a day for soundbites, really. But I feel the hand of history upon our shoulders. I really do."

- Tony Blair

"There are two traditions in Northern Ireland. There are two main religious denominations. But there is only one true moral denomination. And it wants peace."

- David trimble

"In the days to come there may be those who will try to undermine this great achievement, not only with words but perhaps also with violence. All the parties and all the rest of us must stand shoulder to shoulder to defy any such appeal.”

- Bill Clinton

"Difference is of the essence of humanity. Difference is an accident of birth and it should therefore never be the source of hatred or conflict. The answer to difference is to respect it. Therein lies a most fundamental principle of peace: respect for diversity."

- John Hume

"Lift up your faces, you have a piercing need for this bright morning dawning for you. History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but when faced with courage need not be lived again."

- Seamus Mallon