Irish Quotes

515 Irish quotes by 364 unique authors

I always thought the biggest failing of Americans was their lack of irony. They are very serious there! Naturally, there are exceptions... the Jewish, Italian,… — Colin Firth
The Ireland I now inhabit is one that these Irish contemporaries have helped to imagine. — Seamus Heaney
The Irish gave the bagpipes to the Scotts as a joke, but the Scotts haven't seen the joke yet. — Oliver Herford
I'm lucky because I have so many clashing cultural, racial things going on: black, Jewish, Irish, Portuguese, Cherokee. I can float and be part of… — Rashida Jones
It is a symbol of Irish art. The cracked looking-glass of a servant. — James Joyce
I think the Irish woman was freed from slavery by bingo. They can go out now, dressed up, with their handbags and have a drink… — John B. Keane
I have my mother who is an Irish-Italian, and my father who is African, so I have the taste buds of an Italian and the… — Alicia Keys
No, men and women of the Irish race, we shall not fight for England. We shall fight for the destruction of the British Empire and… — James Larkin
I'm born and raised in the Northeast. My parents are Irish immigrants. So our tendency is to shy away from the big yellow ball that… — Denis Leary
My parents were French and Irish and our family even has Spanish blood-and I do so love the United States and consider myself part American. — Vivien Leigh
You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was. — Abraham Lincoln
I had an Irish Catholic education. Horrible nuns, vindictive and cruel. — John Lydon
'Lollipop Opera' is the backdrop to Finsbury Park. A place that is very thriving, interracial and lot of music stores, Greek, Turkish, all sorts of… — John Lydon
My last name is originally Irish. I'm not exactly sure whereabouts it's from, but I've got family branches that were traced back there. — Matthew McConaughey
Everything that we inherit, the rain, the skies, the speech, and anybody who works in the English language in Ireland knows that there's the dead… — John McGahern
Amongst Women concentrated on the family, and the new book concentrates on a small community. The dominant units in Irish society are the family and… — John McGahern
Ninety percent I'll spend on good times, women and Irish Whiskey. The other ten percent I'll probably waste. — Tug McGraw
My first thought when I came here was that I understood why there are so many great Irish writers - because there is something mystical… — Christopher Meloni
As an Irish person, there's a historical fascination with America: America is the default green and promised land for Irish people and Italians; that's what… — Dylan Moran
I'm really not big on nationalism, to be honest with you. I really don't think it gets people anywhere except near a pile of dead… — Dylan Moran
Irish people give big hellos and very little goodbyes. Unless they're female, and then they spend five hours talking in the doorway to the person… — Dylan Moran
I'm Irish, so I'm used to odd stews. I can take it. Just throw a lot of carrots and onions in there and I'll call… — Liam Neeson
For every successful actor or actress, there are countless numbers who don't make it. The name of the game is rejection. You go to an… — Liam Neeson
I think being a woman is like being Irish. Everyone says you're important and nice, but you take second place all the same. — Iris Murdoch
I never thought about becoming a professional singer, but I am in touch with Bono about releasing a musical movie. It will be about an… — Liam Neeson

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