Quotes About Tradition

We used to speak Irish - Gaelic Irish - around the dinner table, but over the years, we lost that.

With Irish drama, things are told with humor.

I've been really inspired by my roots - my ancestors and Irish history.

When I was growing up, for example, everybody on our street was Irish. And all the girls did Irish step dancing. It was pre-Lord of the Dance - it was before anybody knew what gillys were - but we did, and there was such pride among the members of my family and people I grew up with.

I'm from an Irish Catholic family.

I grew up in a big, blended Irish Catholic family just outside of Los Angeles.

Conservatives conserve and that is why they became irrelevant.

I don't think that it's ever irrelevant to know where you came from, to know your history, and to improve upon your history.

I mean, the thing is, is that Britain has got a great tradition of irreverent political satire.

Isaac Hayes told me once, 'There's no such thing as old-school. Either you went to school or you didn't.'

I have a lot in common with Moana. I mean, we both grew up on islands. We both are deeply rooted in our culture.

We should not ignore or isolate our roots, no matter where we stay.

My grandmother grew up in a 19th-century world, and my daughter has grown up in a 21st-century world, and some issues, problems, dilemmas that these women face have not changed.

My style in Italian is very old-style.

The Italian side of my family were gypsies, and we are little hard so-and-sos.

My parents could not be more Italian.

Making your dad happy is - especially for an Italian Catholic girl, I'll tell you - it feels really good.

For all Italian people, family is very important. We don't fight with our families.

I'm Italian and we curse a lot when we talk.

The secret is that I am Italian.

I cherish my beautiful Italian heritage.

Everything that goes outside the rules of Italian cinema has always been cursed.

I have a lot of Italian friends, and they have espressos.

Italian language and culture are beloved throughout the U.S.A.