I don't see myself as either Irish or American, I'm a New…

“In his Letters from an American Farmer, first published in 1782 in English and translated soon after into French, Crevecoeur described his adoptive country…

— Simon Anholt

The American new music scene is remarkably vibrant.

— Michael Hersch

When I started writing, most of the police department in New York City, especially above the rank of detective, were Irish, Irish-American. I thought…

— Evan Hunter

Next to President of the United States, Ambassador to Ireland is surely one of the best jobs an Irish American can hold.

— Jean Kennedy Smith

“In the secular trinity of Irish-American values, loyalty and humor are father and son. Self-deprecation is the spirit that works in mysterious ways ... ”

— Maureen Dezell

Well I think that's probably one of a few, where I grew up in the City of New York, it's got a lot of…

— John McEnroe

It's not enough to be American. You always have to be something else, Irish-American, German-American, and you'd wonder how they'd get along if someone…

— Frank McCourt

William Maxwell's my favorite North American writer, I think. And an Irish writer who used to write for 'The New Yorker' called Maeve Brennan,…

— Alice Munro

It's like a series of waves hitting you. First, getting excerpted in the 'New Yorker' last summer, then getting published, then the best-seller list,…

— Frank McCourt

Most boys' first hero is their father. That was definitely true of my dad. He was a proud Irish American and he taught me…

— John C. Reilly

My grandparents on my fathers side come to America from Germany, so that made them, German-American. My grandparents on my mothers side came to…

— David Kreger

“You were an American now and don’t let him hear you call yourself an Irish-American or a German-American.”

— Mary Beth Smith

My grandmothers are Irish-American and German-American; my grandfather is from the Caribbean. My father is African-American. My family looked funny. I just started naturally…

— Sarah Jones

People take pride in being Irish-American and Italian-American. They have a particular culture that infuses the whole culture and makes it richer and more…

— Barack Obama

I've got nothing against any individual American, except that there aren't any. They're always Irish-American, African-American... There's never an American-American you can blame.

— Simon Munnery