“ Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. William Butler Yeats
“ Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. Dave Barry
“ Every St. Patrick's Day every Irishman goes out to find another Irishman to make a speech to. Shane Leslie
“ Some mornings you wake up and think, gee I look handsome today. Other days I think, what am I doing in the movies? I wanna go back to Ireland and drive a forklift. Liam Neeson
“ A lot of Irish people perform. They perform in drawing rooms. They sing songs and they play piano. Fiona Shaw
“ 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
