"We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English."
"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"Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep."
Dave Barry on Saintpatricksday"We shape our buildings thereafter they shape us."
"Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse."
"Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference."
"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter."
"It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary."