Irish Quotes

515 Irish quotes by 364 unique authors

It is St. Patrick's Day. And here in Scranton, that is a huge deal. It is the closest that the Irish will ever get to… — Michael Scott
There is a problem in America. An Irish or Polish American can write a story and it's an American story. When a Black American writes… — Gloria Naylor
Yancy is actually a Native-American name, but I'm Irish. Go figure. — Yancy Butler
In 1953 there were two ways for an Irish Catholic boy to impress his parents: become a priest or attend Notre Dame. — Phil Donahue
People do think I'm Jewish. But we're Irish Catholic. My father had a brogue. — Martin Short
To talk of comparing the Bible with other "sacred books" so called, such as the Koran...or the book of Mormon, is positively absurd. You might… — J C Ryle
The Irish tell the story of a man who arrives at the gates of heaven and asks to be let in St. Peter says, “Of… — Martin Sheen
However it may be for others, for us of the Citizen Army there is but one ideal - an Ireland ruled, and owned, by Irish… — James Connolly
I've got the Jewish guilt and the Irish shame and it's a hell of a job distinguishing which is which. — Kevin Kline
I miss Irish milk. Probably not as much as Superquinn sausages. — Tristan MacManus
I come from an alcoholic Irish background - I know where I was going! But I met my wife and started to practise Buddhism, which… — Patrick Duffy
I was inspired by Colin Farrell in the fact that he's Irish and has freckles but with black hair. I'm a bunch of different things,… — Joanna Noelle Levesque
The Irish say your trouble is their trouble and your joy their joy? I wish I could believe it; I am troubled, I'm dissatisfied, I'm… — Marianne Moore
I loved Jack Ford. I got him in his later days, and he was a total tyrant and a total autocrat and an Irish drunk.… — Richard Widmark
I don't have any great love for Chicago. What the hell, a childhood around Douglas Park isn't very memorable. I remember the street fights and… — Benny Goodman
In Ireland, it's been like U2 and The Cranberries, which is rock, but you know they're Irish. — Caroline Corr
I'm Irish. We think sideways — Spike Milligan
We Irish will never achieve anything; but we are the greatest talkers since the Greeks — Oscar Wilde
I never waited for my Irish Cream coffee to be the right temperature, with a storm happening outside and my fireplace crackling ... I wrote… — Stephen J. Cannell
I had a very happy childhood, which is unsuitable if you're going to be an Irish writer. — Maeve Binchy
I may be Irish, but I'm not stupid. — Joe Biden
The way I see it is that all the ol' guff about being Irish is a kind of nonsense. I mean, I couldn't be anything… — John McGahern
I think now, more than anytime I can remember, bands are sounding pretty similar whether they're English or American, from Manchester or London... or Leeds… — Graham Coxon
Where would the Irish be without someone to be Irish at? — Elizabeth Bowen
The Irish are great for their tunes, but all their lovesongs are sad and their warsongs happy. — Colum McCann

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