Baptists Quote by Mark Twain

Irish people are educated not only about artistry but local history.

— Fiona Shaw

It was a deep true thought which the old painters had, when they drew John as likest to his Lord. Love makes us like.

— Alexander MacLaren

My grandfather John came from Cork. I have six degrees of separation in Ireland.

— Duff McKagan

Irish is the prominent nationality in the family, but beyond that, I really don't know. I see a lot of artistic or creative influence…

— Anonymous

“There is a difference between Catholic and Protestant attitudes to painting," he explained as he worked, "but it is not necessarily as great as…

— Tracy Chevalier

Let there be no mincing of comparisons in this assertion. Not Turner, not Monet, painted so directly blinding shafts of sunlight as has this…

— James Huneker

Painters are amongst the priests - worker priests of the cult of man - searching to understand but never know.

— Brice Marden

“Living the artist’s life, it turns out, is full of surprises. Yes, it is about being sensitive to beauty, about creating exquisite objects and…

— Mallory M. O'Connor

I didn't know who Bob Geldof or Richard Branson were and I thought Dublin was part of England.

— Park Yeon-mi

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

— Elizabeth Bowen

My mother, Sarah Fitzgerald, is Irish and a portrait photographer, and my English father, Michael Callaby, was an artist.

— Tara Fitzgerald

There's something about the Irish that is remarkable.

— Fiona Shaw