George Bernard Shaw Quotes
An English army led by an Irish general: that might be a match for a French army led by an Italian general.
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The characters in 'Ray Donovan' are not very articulate - we're the worst Irish family you could ever live next to in L.A.
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My grandparents never understood why my mother Noreen chose such exotic names for her children: Damon and me. My granny insisted on calling my brother Dermot - a good Irish name - until she died; I was just known as 'wee one.'
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In general, all cancers have been traditionally characterized by the way they appear under the microscope and the organs in which they arise.
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I think Paul McGuinness and U2 created the Irish music industry. It certainly wasn't there before that.
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My dad is Irish. I spent my childhood going back and forth between Ireland and America.
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It's not that I don't like American pop; I'm a huge admirer of it, but I think my roots came from a very English and Irish base. Is it all sort of totally non-American sounding, do you think?
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The gun is not out of Irish politics.
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Politics is the chloroform of the Irish people, or rather the hashish.
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The '60s is one of my favourite eras in general. I love '60s music, and I've always wanted to do a period film.
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In general, comedians are attracted to vice.
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Politicians are, in general, receptive to those who make the most noise.
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I am Irish as a person, but I feel Jewish as an actor.
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Poetry is not Irish or any other nationality; and when writers such as Messrs. Clarke, Farren and the late F. R. Higgins pursue Irishness as a poetic end, they are merely exploiting incidental local colour.
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I got an Irish passport the other day. I love it. It's the best thing in my pocket.
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There are so many wonderful, wonderful musicians in the world, I cannot possibly make a distinction between the fact that they might play classical music, or bluegrass, or Irish traditional, or Indian music.
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There are probably more annoying things than being hectored about African development by a wealthy Irish rock star in a cowboy hat, but I can't think of one at the moment.
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I've heard some duff Irish accents. The worst must be Mickey Rourke.
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I have three older brothers. I'm Irish. I'm feisty.
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It's wonderful to return to 'Peaky Blinders.' We're all here for the right reasons - to work and do justice to what's written on the page.
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If you could remove News Corp from the last 25 years of American history, we would be in an entirely different place.
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Everyone—whether straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender—should be allowed to show their true colors, and be accepted and loved for who they are.
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You get into the habit of being angry and hurt by life, and then when something good happens you can't accept it because it doesn't fit the pattern.
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The affairs of war, like the destiny of battles, as well as empires, hang upon a spiders thread.
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An English army led by an Irish general: that might be a match for a French army led by an Italian general.
