• "Ireland sober is Ireland stiff." - James Joyce Tweet
• "If it was raining soup, the Irish would go out with forks." - Brendan Behan Tweet
• "Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep." - Dave Barry Tweet
• "A lot of Irish people perform. They perform in drawing rooms. They sing songs and they play piano." - Fiona Shaw Tweet
• "There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting." - John Millington Synge Tweet
• "We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English." - Winston Churchill Tweet
• "Love is never defeated, and I could add, the history of Ireland proves it." - Pope John Paul II Tweet
• "Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy." - William Butler Yeats Tweet
• "Being Irish is very much a part of who I am. I take it everywhere with me." - Colin Farrell Tweet
• "Every St. Patrick's Day every Irishman goes out to find another Irishman to make a speech to." - Shane Leslie Tweet