Afar Quote by James Joyce

When the Irishman is found outside of Ireland in another environment, he very often becomes a respected man. The economic and intellectual conditions that…

— James Joyce

I've never been to Ireland and I've always wanted to go.

— Ellen Page

There can never be peace in Ireland until the foreign oppressive British presence is removed, leaving all the Irish people as a unit to…

— Bobby Sands

Nobody leaves a house where there is peace, joy and good sex.

— Laura Schlessinger

“...we have seen that the priests regard the state as an enemy to be exploited, it is only natural that our politicians do likewise.…

— Liam O'Flaherty

“Surely there’s no need to abandon one’s reason simply because one is in Ireland.”

— J.G. Farrell

Around the world, people look to Ireland as a country where it doesn't matter where you come from but where you want to go.

— Leo Varadkar

Where would the Irish be without someone to be Irish at?

— Elizabeth Bowen

History of Ireland--lawlessness and turbulency, robbery and oppression, hatred and revenge, blind selfishness everywhere--no principle, no heroism. What can be done with it?

— William Allingham

“And he got going from there to America. Worked his passage, I s'pose, like a lot more. And I heard he did well in…

— Eddie Lenihan

It’s the same as always. He doesn’t pursue those who leave, and ignores those who come.

— Hideaki Sorachi

Ireland's just a place...people go there all the time.

— Crispin Glover