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"We play our Irish songs a bit more loosely."

Caroline Corr, Irish Musician

Irish, Play, Songs

"For a man to come right out and say he does not believe in the Old Testament, I think many Catholics across the nation as well as the world are offended by Bill O'Reilly claiming he's an Irish Catholic."

Stephen Bennett, American Composer

Irish, Man, Nation, Old

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

Carroll O'Connor, American Actor

Irish, Nothing

"It's not that the Irish are cynical. It's rather that they have a wonderful lack of respect for everything and everybody."

Brendan Behan, Irish Dramatist

Irish, Respect

"I think the Irish woman was freed from slavery by bingo. They can go out now, dressed up, with their handbags and have a drink and play bingo. And they deserve it."

John B. Keane, Irish Playwright

Irish, Now, Play, Slavery

"If it was raining soup, the Irish would go out with forks."

Brendan Behan, Irish Dramatist

Irish,

"In 1953 there were two ways for an Irish Catholic boy to impress his parents: become a priest or attend Notre Dame."

Phil Donahue, American Entertainer

Irish,

"You think the Welsh are friendly, but the Irish are fabulous."

Bonnie Tyler, Welsh Musician

Irish,

"Yancy is actually a Native-American name, but I'm Irish. Go figure."

Yancy Butler, American Actress

Irish, Name

"Finally, Colin Farrell showed up on my doorstep, only he wasn't Colin Farrell - he was just this Irish kid who had read the script and wanted to do it."

Robert Towne, American Actor

Irish,

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"What did I do in high school? I grew from 5 feet 4 inches to 6 feet 2 inches."

Feet

"Faith gives you an inner strength and a sense of balance and perspective in life."

Faith

"I never liked the name Eldred. Since nobody knew me in New York, I just changed to my middle name."

Name

"I don't lecture and I don't grind any axes. I just want to entertain."

Want

"My feeling about him is that the America that we have today, the freedoms we enjoy and the privileges we have, are really the reflection of Abe Lincoln's convictions, his vision, and his toughness."

Vision

"Inside of all the makeup and the character and makeup, it's you, and I think that's what the audience is really interested in... you, how you're going to cope with the situation, the obstacles, the troubles that the writer put in front of you."

Character

"Tough times don't last, tough people do, remember?"

People

"There we were, hundreds of us lined up, waving at the great man as he tipped his hat to us. And that is the extent of my acquaintance with Albert Einstein."

Acquaintance

"I had that stubborn streak, the Irish in me I guess."

Irish