East Quote by George J. Mitchell

They say in the Middle East a pessimist is simply an optimist with experience.

— Ehud Barak

I believe that Northern Ireland has come to a time of peace, a time when hate will no longer rule.

— Ian Paisley

At this moment, when Ireland seems about to break into something new, we thought it was worth looking back at a time when people…

— Stephen Rea

Ireland was a place for the renewal of hope and I still see it like that.

— Daniel Day-Lewis

Not in vain is Ireland pouring itself all over the earth. The Irish, with their glowing hearts and reverent credulity, are needed in this…

— Lydia M. Child

Whether we like it or not, there are moments in history when pessimism is the appropriate response.

— David Olusoga

We in Ireland have not been immune from the bigotry and the indifference which manifested itself in Europe this century

— John Bruton

I am concerned that there's a cavalier attitude to the Irish Peace Process. What poor memories some have; I remember only too well the…

— Dervla Kirwan

The people of Northern Ireland have sorted out my whole life.

— George Best

I think a lot of us who grew up in Northern Ireland weren't politicised enough, frankly.

— James Nesbitt

I don't believe in pessimism.

— Clint Eastwood

Ireland really is my problem; the breaking point of the huge suppuration which all British and all European society now is

— Russell Baker