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Irish Quotes

The best thanks we could offer those who went before and raised the Irish working class from their knees was to press forward with determination and enthusiasm towards the ultimate goal of their efforts, a Co-operative Commonwealth for Ireland Picture Quote #1

Blue grass was the outgrowth of Irish music. As a matter of fact a lot the tunes, a lot of the melodies and the jigs...have different names but are actually the same tunes Picture Quote #1

I have a difficult time doing an Irish accent; even now, it kind of fades slowly into Scottish Picture Quote #1

Maybe some things that weren’t so great were said about the Irish when they came. But Americans’ve done well by absorbing immigrants and it’s made our nation stronger Picture Quote #1

My brother and I were born in an Irish county called Tipperary. We were both very math- and science-inclined in high school. My dad trained as an electrical engineer, and my mom is in microbiology Picture Quote #1

I am the byproduct of an Ellis Island orgy, basically. I’m everything. I’ve got quite a mixture in me. I know a lot of it and I don’t know some of it. I’m pretty mixed up, but mostly Russian and Irish Picture Quote #1

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Love is a rainbow of emotion. My favorite part is the pot of gold and the Irish midget Picture Quote #1

Again and again, I find something eerie in many Irish occasions - the unrelenting whiteness, the emotional tribal attachments, the violent prejudices lurking beneath apparently pleasant social surfaces, the cosy smugness of belonging Picture Quote #1

We have to be concerned about the gun killing that people who are Americans, who are Irish, and who are English, who are all around the country Picture Quote #1

I had wanted to write English crime novels based on the American hard-boiled style, and for the first two novels about Brixton, the critics didn’t actually know I was Irish Picture Quote #1

The mandate I have received and for which I will speak with heart and head to implement over the next seven years had its four pillars - an inclusive citizenship, equality and participation and respect in a creative society creating an excellence in everything we Irish do Picture Quote #1

Rain is also very difficult to film, particularly in Ireland because it’s quite fine, so fine that the Irish don’t even acknowledge that it exists Picture Quote #1

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Philomena’ was even better than I had expected. I was so pleased to see the evil Irish nuns thoroughly exposed, and I thought Judi Dench gave a flawless performance, as did everybody else Picture Quote #1

There’s still a great hesitancy in the Irish make up about expressing feelings... it’d be nice to say I miss you, I love you, come home Picture Quote #1

I published my first book in 1982 - a collection of Irish folklore called Irish Folk and Fairy Tales. It is still in print today. My first young adult book was published a couple of years later, and I’ve been writing in both genres ever since Picture Quote #1

I became a writer not because my father was one - my father made false teeth for a living. I became a writer because the Irish nuns who educated me taught me something about bravery with their willingness to give so much to me Picture Quote #1

Of the Sturges family, much more is known than is available about poor Irish immigrants and obscure Scottish-English settlers around Rochester Picture Quote #1

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 coming through on my mother’s side Picture Quote #1

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If you’re Irish, it doesn’t matter where you go - you’ll find family Picture Quote #1

My last name is originally Irish. I’m not exactly sure whereabouts it’s from, but I’ve got family branches that were traced back there Picture Quote #1

I don’t really go around feeling very Irish at all. I don’t go to Irish pubs. I’ve lived so many places, and I’m still so curious about the bigger world. It’s grand to be alive in a time when mobility is so accessible Picture Quote #1

I dropped out of school at 17 and joined the Irish band The Frames, getting my first glimpse into the world of professional film making while shooting of a number of rock videos Picture Quote #1

My family calls me Declan. But most people call me E.C. I think it comes from my dad. It’s an Irish convention. You usually call the first child by the initials Picture Quote #1

In either mythology, ancient Irish or modern Jungian, we see the struggle to arrive at a workable arrangement with the forces of Nature, so that we neither try to triumph over her nor naively succumb to her. The first strategy leads to a sense of inflation and emotional sterility, the second to madness Picture Quote #1

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Our fifty principal cities contain 39.3 per cent of our entire German population, and 45.8 per cent of the Irish. Our ten larger cities only nine per cent of the entire population, but 23 per cent of the foreign Picture Quote #1

Do you know what Irish Alzheimer’s is? It’s when you forget everything but your grudges Picture Quote #1

An English army led by an Irish general: that might be a match for a French army led by an Italian general Picture Quote #1

Humor has historically been tied to the mores of the day. The Yellow Kid was predicated on what people thought was funny about the immigrant Irish. When you’re different in a society, you’re funny Picture Quote #1

Gladstone .. spent his declining years trying to guess the answer to the Irish Question; unfortunately, whenever he was getting warm, the Irish secretly changed the Question, Picture Quote #1

At one point in my life, I wanted to do a master’s degree in Irish literature, but I ended up getting pregnant instead Picture Quote #1

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The best thanks we could offer those who went before and raised the Irish working class from their knees was to press forward with determination and enthusiasm towards the ultimate goal of their efforts, a Co-operative Commonwealth for Ireland. (Irish Quotes) Blue grass was the outgrowth of Irish music. As a matter of fact a lot the tunes, a lot of the melodies and the jigs...have different names but are actually the same tunes. (Irish Quotes) I have a difficult time doing an Irish accent; even now, it kind of fades slowly into Scottish (Irish Quotes) Maybe some things that weren’t so great were said about the Irish when they came. But Americans’ve done well by absorbing immigrants and it’s made our nation stronger. (Irish Quotes) My brother and I were born in an Irish county called Tipperary. We were both very math- and science-inclined in high school. My dad trained as an electrical engineer, and my mom is in microbiology. (Irish Quotes) I am the byproduct of an Ellis Island orgy, basically. I’m everything. I’ve got quite a mixture in me. I know a lot of it and I don’t know some of it. I’m pretty mixed up, but mostly Russian and Irish. (Irish Quotes) Love is a rainbow of emotion. My favorite part is the pot of gold and the Irish midget. (Irish Quotes) Again and again, I find something eerie in many Irish occasions - the unrelenting whiteness, the emotional tribal attachments, the violent prejudices lurking beneath apparently pleasant social surfaces, the cosy smugness of belonging. (Irish Quotes) We have to be concerned about the gun killing that people who are Americans, who are Irish, and who are English, who are all around the country. (Irish Quotes) I had wanted to write English crime novels based on the American hard-boiled style, and for the first two novels about Brixton, the critics didn’t actually know I was Irish. (Irish Quotes) The mandate I have received and for which I will speak with heart and head to implement over the next seven years had its four pillars - an inclusive citizenship, equality and participation and respect in a creative society creating an excellence in everything we Irish do. (Irish Quotes) Rain is also very difficult to film, particularly in Ireland because it’s quite fine, so fine that the Irish don’t even acknowledge that it exists. (Irish Quotes) Philomena’ was even better than I had expected. I was so pleased to see the evil Irish nuns thoroughly exposed, and I thought Judi Dench gave a flawless performance, as did everybody else. (Irish Quotes) There’s still a great hesitancy in the Irish make up about expressing feelings... it’d be nice to say I miss you, I love you, come home. (Irish Quotes) I published my first book in 1982 - a collection of Irish folklore called Irish Folk and Fairy Tales. It is still in print today. My first young adult book was published a couple of years later, and I’ve been writing in both genres ever since. (Irish Quotes) I became a writer not because my father was one - my father made false teeth for a living. I became a writer because the Irish nuns who educated me taught me something about bravery with their willingness to give so much to me. (Irish Quotes) Of the Sturges family, much more is known than is available about poor Irish immigrants and obscure Scottish-English settlers around Rochester. (Irish Quotes) 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 coming through on my mother’s side. (Irish Quotes) If you’re Irish, it doesn’t matter where you go - you’ll find family (Irish Quotes) My last name is originally Irish. I’m not exactly sure whereabouts it’s from, but I’ve got family branches that were traced back there. (Irish Quotes) I don’t really go around feeling very Irish at all. I don’t go to Irish pubs. I’ve lived so many places, and I’m still so curious about the bigger world. It’s grand to be alive in a time when mobility is so accessible. (Irish Quotes) I dropped out of school at 17 and joined the Irish band The Frames, getting my first glimpse into the world of professional film making while shooting of a number of rock videos. (Irish Quotes) My family calls me Declan. But most people call me E.C. I think it comes from my dad. It’s an Irish convention. You usually call the first child by the initials. (Irish Quotes) In either mythology, ancient Irish or modern Jungian, we see the struggle to arrive at a workable arrangement with the forces of Nature, so that we neither try to triumph over her nor naively succumb to her. The first strategy leads to a sense of inflation and emotional sterility, the second to madness. (Irish Quotes) Our fifty principal cities contain 39.3 per cent of our entire German population, and 45.8 per cent of the Irish. Our ten larger cities only nine per cent of the entire population, but 23 per cent of the foreign. (Irish Quotes) Do you know what Irish Alzheimer’s is? It’s when you forget everything but your grudges. (Irish Quotes) An English army led by an Irish general: that might be a match for a French army led by an Italian general. (Irish Quotes) Humor has historically been tied to the mores of the day. The Yellow Kid was predicated on what people thought was funny about the immigrant Irish. When you’re different in a society, you’re funny. (Irish Quotes) Gladstone .. spent his declining years trying to guess the answer to the Irish Question; unfortunately, whenever he was getting warm, the Irish secretly changed the Question, ... (Irish Quotes) At one point in my life, I wanted to do a master’s degree in Irish literature, but I ended up getting pregnant instead. (Irish Quotes)

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