Quotes About Culture

As you can hear, I am English - I am from England - and it was really good playing for Ireland.

I'm sure there's some sort of cynicism or fatalism in Ireland and England. We are fatalistic here, and sometimes we need to be shaken out of that.

Born in Russia, forged in Ireland, they don't make them like this anymore.

I absolutely loved it in Ireland.

I'm always happy to be in Ireland in general, it's one of my favorite places.

I took my Canadian perspective over to Ireland and dug around, and I found a very interesting story and brought it back.

I'm intrigued by my own schizoid background which involves Scotland, Ireland and London.

I used to have an Australian accent for school and an Irish accent for home.

I love a lot of Irish folk music and Irish folk songs.

Irish Americans are no more Irish than Black Americans are Africans.

My Irish derivation has nothing to do with me. Why should it?

It is a most disgraceful shame the way in which Irishmen are brought up. They are ashamed of their language, institutions, and of everything Irish.

I'm Irish and Cherokee Indian. I can't faint.

I'm from Salford, and I don't have any immediate Irish connection.

I had a very happy childhood, which is unsuitable if you're going to be an Irish writer.

My mom is Filipino and my dad is half Russian and half Irish.

Irish people are educated not only about artistry but local history.

The Ireland I now inhabit is one that these Irish contemporaries have helped to imagine.

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?

Being Irish means you belong to the clan. It's what you feel. They feel Irish.

When I'm in L.A., I'm part of the Irish community out there, and I just love it.

The fact is, I've always felt more British than Irish. Maybe it was the way I was brought up, I don't know, but I have always felt more of a connection with the U.K. than with Ireland.

Irish people never think we're Irish. Americans think we're European or French.

I'm a very proud Irish person, and also used to be an expat. We are a great nation, sound in fact!