Being Irish Quotes
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The great Gaels of Ireland are the men that God made mad, For all their wars are merry, and all their songs are sad.
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An Irishman can be worried by the consciousness that there is nothing to worry about.
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When I was 14, I almost had a big green leprechaun tattooed on my forearm. Thank God I didn't - it would have been a nightmare to cover up as an actor. I went with a group of mates and, being Irish, thought a leprechaun would be perfect.
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We are no petty people. We are one of the great stocks of Burke; we are the people of Swift, the people of Emmet, the people of Parnell. We have created most of the modern literature of this country. We have created the best of its political intelligence.
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I'm hugely proud of being Irish. And I don't even know what that means. I just know that it's true.
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Being born in a stable does not make one a horse.
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In heaven there is no beer. That's why we drink ours here.
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St. Patrick... one of the few saints whose feast day presents the opportunity to get determinedly whacked and make a fool of oneself all under the guise of acting Irish.
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The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
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Being Irish and a citizen of the world, has made me truly appreciate Irish culture, music and history. Whether you're first, second generation Irish or even with no connection to Ireland, you should visit in 2013 for a unique experience.
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To be Irish is to know that in the end the world will break your heart.
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What's the use of being Irish if the world doesn't break your heart?
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People take pride in being Irish-American and Italian-American. They have a particular culture that infuses the whole culture and makes it richer and more interesting. I think if we can expand that attitude to embrace African-Americans and Latino-Americans and Asian-Americans, then we will be in a position where all our kids can feel comfortable with the worlds they are coming out of, knowing they are part of something larger.
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I love deadlines. I like the whooshing noise they make as they go by.
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When I die, I want to decompose in a barrel of porter and have it served in all the pubs in Dublin. I wonder would they know it was me?
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It's a loser's emblem (swastika), because the Nazis lost the war. It's ridiculous to suggest we are involved with fascists. All my best friends are black, gay, Irish or criminals.
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But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
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Being Irish is very much a part of who I am. I take it everywhere with me.
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There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting.
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I don't feel I have to defend myself for being English or for being Irish, because, in a way, I don't feel either. And, in another way, of course, I'm both.
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The Irish gave the bagpipes to the Scotts as a joke, but the Scotts haven't seen the joke yet.
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The problem with being Irish... is having 'Riverdance' on your back. It's a burden at times.
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Being Irish was a big thing for me, particularly growing up in Chicago.
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Irish Alzheimer's: you forget everything except the grudges
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If it was raining soup, the Irish would go out with forks.
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I think being a woman is like being Irish. Everyone says you're important and nice, but you take second place all the same.
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I have my faults, but changing my tune is not one of them.
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A man in love is incomplete until he has married. Then he's finished.
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Why should Ireland be treated as a geographical fragment of England - Ireland is not a geographical fragment, but a nation.
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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 else no matter what I tried to be. I couldn't be Chinese or Japanese.
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