I would rise, monk-like, at 6 A.M., speak to no one, make tea, and go immediately to my desk from which I didn't move until frills appeared around the edges of my eyes or I heard the sound of a wine bottle being uncorked. It would give the wrong impression to describe these as Writing Days.

Howard Jacobson

Always carry a corkscrew and the wine shall provide itself.

Basil Bunting

My grandparents lived with us. And I remember watching 'Doctor Who' with my granddad on his new telly. These were the days before remote controls but my granddad, being quite a resourceful sort of chap, had fashioned his own remote control - which was a length of bamboo pole with a bit of cork that he'd glued on the end.

Bill Bailey

Without the Empire we should be tossed like a cork in the cross current of world politics. It is at once our sword and our shield.

Billy Hughes

Bring in the bottled lightning, a clean tumbler, and a corkscrew.

Charles Dickens

My father was educated in Cork, in the University of Cork, in the '50s.

Chris Abani

Corky is the one who never gives up. I never gave up. He faces obstacles, and he couldn't always reach his goals. But he tries to reach his dreams.

Chris Burke

Corky is an ordinary person who does extraordinary things. He is a true inspiration, but he doesn't know that he's an inspiration.

Chris Burke

Down syndrome kids can learn. Like Corky. That's the way I feel about it... For those kids who have Down syndrome, to give them a chance.

Chris Burke

People still recognize me on the street. 'Are you really Corky?'

Chris Burke

When I was 20 years old, I was living in Ireland, going to school in Cork. There was this girl in my film class that I was kind of flirting with. We had this notebook that we passed back and forth. We would write 10 questions and then pass it back while we were supposedly paying attention.

Chris Sacca

I love Goody's Spin Pins. They're super cheap and look like corkscrews. You just gather your hair and screw them into a bun.

Christa Miller

A new idea is like carbonated liquid in a bottle. You just sort of shake it until the cork pops, then you write and write.

Christopher Buckley

In 'Waiting for Guffman,' the character I played, the Corky character, he's very serious about what he does, and it's not meant to be mean that this is a small town and these people aren't the most talented people. They're trying the best they can. So to be mean, that would be kind of horrifying in its superficiality.

Christopher Guest

I don't think I'm very fashionable. I drink a fair amount of Barry's Tea, from Cork - but might that be fashionable? I don't know.

Ciaran Hinds

My nan and granddad are from Cork.

Declan Rice

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

Duff McKagan

Here, in Cork district, you have in combination all the dangers which war can inflict.

Eamon de Valera

Bob Corker's a very reasonable person.

Evan Bayh

There was no professional theater in Cork, but still I did a lot of performing.

Fiona Shaw

I'm trying to do more inverts and corked-out rotations that you don't see at the girls' level. I want to be more creative.

Hannah Teter