Famous Quotes

"We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English."

Winston Churchill on Saintpatricksday

More quotes about Saintpatricksday

• "Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy."

  William Butler Yeats on Saintpatricksday

• "Love is never defeated, and I could add, the history of Ireland proves it."

  Pope John Paul II on Saintpatricksday

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

  Brendan Behan on Saintpatricksday

• "Being Irish is very much a part of who I am. I take it everywhere with me."

  Colin Farrell on Saintpatricksday

• "Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep."

  Dave Barry on Saintpatricksday

More quotes by Winston Churchill

• "We shape our buildings thereafter they shape us."

• "Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse."

• "Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference."

• "The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter."

• "It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary."