I was raised in a very old fashioned Ireland where women were reared to be lovely.
Anne Enright
If it was raining soup, the Irish would go out with forks.
Brendan Behan
I come from an Irish Catholic family, and hell-raising is part of the DNA.
Brian Dennehy
Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep.
Dave Barry
I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it.
Denzel Washington
Our hearts were drunk with a beauty Our eyes could never see.
George William Russell
Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.
John Boyle O'Reilly
There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting.
John Millington Synge
Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family.
Joseph Brodsky
Being Irish, I always had this love of words.
Kenneth Branagh
That's what the holidays are for - for one person to tell the stories and another to dispute them. Isn't that the Irish way?
Lara Flynn Boyle
Above all else, deep in my soul, I'm a tough Irishwoman.
Maureen O'Hara
Love is never defeated, and I could add, the history of Ireland proves it.
Pope John Paul II
To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone.
Reba McEntire
Christ beside me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ within me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me.
Saint Patrick
Every St. Patrick's Day every Irishman goes out to find another Irishman to make a speech to.
Shane Leslie
Luck is believing you're lucky.
Tennessee Williams
Fond memory brings the light of other days around me.
Thomas Moore
If you're Irish, it doesn't matter where you go - you'll find family.
Victoria Smurfit
