Irish Quotes

515 Irish quotes by 364 unique authors

My childhood was surrounded by trouble, illness, and my dad's alcoholism, but as I said, we just didn't have the time to be impressed by… — James Cagney
Many people die of thirst but the Irish are born with one. — Spike Milligan
Humor has historically been tied to the mores of the day. The Yellow Kid was predicated on what people thought was funny about the immigrant… — Will Eisner
You're an actor who's Irish, not an Irish actor. And you shouldn't be limited by your extraction. — Cillian Murphy
I suffer from Irish-Catholic guilt. Guilt is a good reality check. It keeps that ‘do what makes you happy’ thing in check. — Edward Burns
I feel Irish-Americans are the forgotten minority group. Nobody else is making films about them. — Edward Burns
I had great faith in Irish actors, that they'd be hip to the whole theatre thing, and they are. I had no illusions of coming… — Christopher Meloni
I wrote a script. I actually enjoyed writing it more than acting. It's about the Irish rebellion of 1920, which is a fascinating period and… — Tom Berenger
It was an incredible effort by the Irish down in Tallahassee. Jameis Winston was too tough in the second half; congrats to the Seminoles. — Dick Vitale
I'm Irish and I was born on St. Patrick's day. I'm lucky sevens. — Billy Corgan
I printed a list of Irish names from the Internet and my husband, Dave, saw Finley on the list. I really liked it but didn't… — Holly Marie Combs
Angel was the first Irish feature film. Neil's first movie and my first movie. — Stephen Rea
You think the Welsh are friendly, but the Irish are fabulous. — Bonnie Tyler
Raven-haired writer Emer Martin is giving a lunchtime reading from her fabulous new novel, Baby Zero. Emer Martin is a brilliant writer, very much the… — Unknown Author
I feel more Irish than English. I feel freer than British, more visceral, with a love of language. Shot through with fire in some way.… — Kenneth Branagh
I started hitching about the country when I was 16 or 17 years old. I found the music that was played around the country -… — Brendan Gleeson
I'm 100 percent Irish by birth, grew up Italian, and yet I constantly get cast as playing Jewish. — Heather Matarazzo
For those of us who are fortunate to share an Irish ancestry, we take great pride in the contributions that Irish-Americans. — John F. Kerry
American women of wealth, education, virtue and refinement, if you do not wish the lower orders of Chinese, Africans, Germans and Irish, with their low… — Elizabeth Cady Stanton
I'm half-Irish, half-Dutch, and I was born in Belgium. If I was a dog, I'd be in a hell of a mess! — Audrey Hepburn
What's the use of being Irish if you can't be thick? — Unknown Author
British rule depends upon repression and collaboration and the Irish people should recognise that those who collaborate with Britain in exchange for a slice of… — Martin McGuinness
I was born in the island of Ireland. I have Irish traits in me - we don't all have the traits of what came from… — Ian Paisley
The gun is not out of Irish politics. — Ian Paisley
There can never be peace in Ireland until the foreign oppressive British presence is removed, leaving all the Irish people as a unit to control… — Bobby Sands

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