Ireland Quotes · Page 28

My sights have always been on acting, on the creative process, never the lifestyle. Growing up in Northern Ireland when I did,…

— Colin Morgan

I'm far from believing that we've solved the problem of violence in the 20th century and that's why I'm not discouraged that…

— Pierre Trudeau

The smell of rotted corpses walkng down our main streets proves that Ireland is not yet free but a victim of greed.…

— Robert Emmet

We don't believe that winning elections and winning any amount of votes will win freedom in Ireland. At the end of the…

— Martin McGuinness

In the meantime the big corporations are fleeing America for tax havens and places like Ireland, Luxembourg and the Grand Cayman Islands;…

— Ralph Nader

The United Kingdom and the European Union will remain indispensable partners of the United States even as they begin negotiating their ongoing…

— Barack Obama

A personal highlight was probably when we got a No. 1 in the U.K. and when the album went to No. 1…

— Niall Horan

I'd be on stage in Ireland performing for thousands of people and just not believing in what I'm doing at all. And…

— Vic Mensa

If you grew up Protestant in Ireland, of course, at least in the twentieth century, there was always a contingent that would…

— Nick Laird

In Ireland every place you visit and every person you meet has a story. And they love to tell you their stories.…

— Maeve Binchy

By adopting the 'free trade,' or British, system, we place ourselves side by side with the men who have ruined Ireland and…

— Henry Charles Carey

I've been lucky enough to travel widely. When you're based in Europe, it's very easy to go to Madrid or Budapest for…

— Laurie Graham

DEINOTHERIUM, n. An extinct pachyderm that flourished when the Pterodactyl was in fashion. The latter was a native of Ireland, its name…

— Ambrose Bierce

We can be a very natural partner as a support base for Ireland to use Mexico to enter into the North American…

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

It was at Inver Slane, to the north of Leinster, the sons of Gaedhal of the Shining Armour, the Very Gentle, that…

— Lady Gregory

My mother was one of the most beautiful women, I have to say, of her generation. She was absolutely lovely. She was…

— Angela Lansbury

I was brought up in the countryside in Ireland and would go bonkers if I couldn't escape the city. I like to…

— Mariella Frostrup

As a citizen of Ireland I have more sovereignty over our government. Because citizens now have more ways of holding the Irish…

— Mary Robinson

I'm a massive Greggs fan! I never actually knew about Greggs when I lived over in Ireland but the minute I came…

— Maura Higgins

Coming from Ireland, its quite hard to do a startup because youre culturally so far away from what everyone else is doing.…

— John Collison

Ireland is one of the oldest and closest friends of the United States, and the Irish people have been a crucial part…

— Tom Suozzi

Economic polarization is also occurring between creditor and debtor nations. This issplitting the eurozone between Germany, France and the Netherlands in the…

— Michael Hudson

The most brilliant satire of all time was 'A Modest Proposal' by Jonathan Swift. You'll notice how everything got straightened out in…

— P. J. O'Rourke

Can any of us refute the wisdom of Madison and the other framers? Can anyone look at the carnage in Iran, the…

— Barry Goldwater

Up the Rebels, To Hell with the Pope, And God Save--as you prefer--the King or Ireland. The land of scholars and saints:…

— Louis MacNeice

“The world's full of idiots, divas and assholes, mainly in Ireland. In Ireland, one cannot achieve anything if he is not a…

— Joseph O'Connor

I find it very difficult to say no when I'm in Ireland. You do end up going around doing lots of events…

— Kate Thompson

When you travel the world, you have to watch and you have to listen. We're not going to come in to Ireland…

— Chuck D

My feet always danced to Irish traditional music, but I was very glad to get out of the North of Ireland in…

— Ciaran Hinds

When I was younger, I was in love with everything about the British Isles, from British folklore to Celtic music. That was…

— Terri Windling

I've been to McDonald's in Spain, Greece, Turkey, Ireland, Norway, Denmark, Holland, Scotland, Hong Kong, Japan, Canada and Singapore. Despite that, I'm…

— Robin Lopez

It's common in rural Ireland to pick up a nickname that relates to an animal, bird, or a spider. Mine became 'scorpion'…

— Walter O'Brien

There is always some universal proportion, but along with that there are some places where special things happen. Ireland, for example. I've…

— Ed O'Brien

Carrickmacross always had a border mentality. Smuggling would have been a big thing there in the past; there would have been spillover…

— Ardal O'Hanlon

I was the rector's son, born to the anglican order, Banned for ever from the candles of the Irish poor; The Chichesters…

— Louis MacNeice

In France, they call the people who come to the theatre 'les spectateurs'; in Britain and Ireland, they are the audience, the…

— Simon McBurney

If Northern Ireland is in one customs regime and the Republic of Ireland is in another, why won't a customs border be…

— David Gauke

My job now, as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, is to take this process forward, and that I'm determined to do,…

— Peter Hain

“It is not to political leaders our people must look, but to themselves. Leaders are but individuals, and individuals are imperfect, liable…

— Michael Collins

Why are Americans so fascinated by Ireland?” Keith asked... “you all think you’re Irish. What’s the appeal? Do you like the accent…

— Maureen Johnson