"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?"
"We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English."
Winston Churchill on Saintpatricksday"Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy."
William Butler Yeats on Saintpatricksday"Love is never defeated, and I could add, the history of Ireland proves it."
Pope John Paul II on Saintpatricksday"If it was raining soup, the Irish would go out with forks."
Brendan Behan on Saintpatricksday"Being Irish is very much a part of who I am. I take it everywhere with me."
Colin Farrell on Saintpatricksday"I love fast cars... and to go too fast in them."
"I don't have a problem with my body. I don't diet, and I'm not hiding anything. I'm not going to be the subject of a movie of the week 10 years from now."
"Coffee and smoking are the last great addictions."
"Men love it. They have a sense of humor, whereas a lot of women are threatened or just don't get it."
"I think the institution of marriage is a great idea, but for me it's just an idea."