quotes about Ireland And The Irish
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An Irishman can be worried by the consciousness that there is nothing to worry about.
-- Austin O'Malley -
Irishness is not primarily a question of birth or blood or language; it is the condition of being involved in the Irish situation, and usually of being mauled by it.
-- Conor Cruise O'BrienSource : "Irishness". New Statesman, January 17, 1959.
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When anyone asks me about the Irish character, I say look at the trees. Maimed, stark and misshapen, but ferociously tenacious.
-- Edna O'Brien -
Ireland is a fruitful mother of genius, but a barren nurse.
-- John Boyle O'Reilly -
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It's better to spend money like there's no tomorrow than to spend tonight like there's no money.
-- P. J. O'Rourke