„I'm just an Irish biddy.“

„I will try to keep my homily brief. But be warned — I'm Irish.“

—  Bono Irish rock musician, singer of U2 1960

National Prayer Breakfast (2006)

„Hell, I'm not saying I'm an angel, but when it came to dirty tricks I couldn't hold a candle to the Irish Mafia.“

—  Jimmy Hoffa American labor leader 1913 - 1982

Chapter 7, Gangsters and the "Irish Mafia", p. 128

„I’ve just recognized that, you know, all people have certain traits. … The Jews have certain traits. The Irish have certain — for example, the Irish can’t drink. What you always have to remember with the Irish is they get mean. Virtually every Irish I’ve known gets mean when he drinks. Particularly the real Irish. … The Italians, of course, those people course don’t have their heads screwed on tight. They are wonderful people, but …The Jews are just a very aggressive and abrasive and obnoxious personality.“

—  Richard Nixon 37th President of the United States of America 1913 - 1994

Conversation with Charles W. Colson, Feb. 13, 1973 http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/flash/national/20101211_NIXON_AUDIO/2_TYPES.mp3, as quoted in "In Tapes, Nixon Rails About Jews and Blacks" http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/11/us/politics/11nixon.html, by Adam Nagourney, New York Times (10 December 2010)
1970s

„"I'm not sure if Irish people can dance…. except for The Edge, that is, who is our own funky chicken." (Bono on Edge's dancing)“

—  The Edge Irish rock musician, guitar player of U2 1961

On dancing

„I used to be Irish Catholic; Now I'm an American. You know, you grow.“

—  George Carlin American stand-up comedian 1937 - 2008

Class Clown (1972)
Zdroj: Carlin, George, perf. Class Clown. Rec. 27 May 1972. Monte Kay, Jack Lewis, 1972. Vinyl recording.

„Loyalty is not a small thing. I'm an old Irish pol. No loyalty is owed, if no loyalty was given.“

—  Mike Murphy (political consultant) American political consultant 1962

As quoted in "Debriefing Mike Murphy" https://www.weeklystandard.com/matt-labash/debriefing-mike-murphy (18 March 2016), by Matt Labash, The Weekly Standard
2010s

„I'm half-Irish, half-Dutch, and I was born in Belgium. If I was a dog, I'd be in a hell of a mess!“

—  Audrey Hepburn British actress 1929 - 1993

p. 46

„Irishness is not primarily a question of birth or blood or language; it is the condition of being involved in the Irish situation, and usually of being mauled by it. On that definition Swift is more Irish than Goldsmith or Sheridan, although by the usual tests they are Irish and he is pure English.“

—  Conor Cruise O'Brien Irish politician 1917 - 2008

"Irishness", in New Statesman, January 17, 1959
Written under the pseudonym Donat O'Donnell.

„For you can't hear Irish tunes without knowing you're Irish, and wanting to pound that fact into the floor.“

—  Jennifer Armstrong American children's writer 1961

Zdroj: Becoming Mary Mehan

„The Nice Treaty gave the Irish Government the right to appoint the Irish Commissioner. This right is removed under the Lisbon Treaty.“

—  Declan Ganley Irish businessman, entrepreneur, and activist 1968

Zdroj: The Fight for Democracy – The Libertas Voice in Europe. (2009), p. 18

„I love being Spanish as much as I love being Irish, and I really love being Irish.“

—  Martin Sheen American actor 1940

1990s, Inside the Actors Studio (1994)

„Irish is a leprechaun language.“

—  Sammy Wilson British politician 1953

The Irish News (November 3, 1987)

„Irish as a Paddy's pig.“

—  Eugene O'Neill, The Straw

Carmody: Act 1, Scene 2
The Straw (1919)

„There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting.“

—  John Millington Synge Irish playwright, poet, prose writer, and collector of folklore 1871 - 1909

The Aran Islands (1907)

„After September 11th I had tons of interviews everywhere, except the United States of course, and often it was national radio and TV. A couple of times it turned out to be Irish television and BBC back to back, and the difference in reaction was startling. If I said this much on Irish TV, OK, discussion over, everyone understands what I'm talking about. You try to say it on BBC, you have to go on for like about an hour to explain to them what you mean. The Irish sea is a chasm, and it just depends who's been holding the whip for 800 years and who's been under it for 800 years.“

—  Noam Chomsky american linguist, philosopher and activist 1928

In Noam Chomsky - Rebel Without a Pause, 2003 http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2003/05/1614027.php
Quotes 2000s, 2003

„The Irish were not wanted there“

—  Robert F. Kennedy American politician and brother of John F. Kennedy 1925 - 1968

AP report with lead summarizing of remarks stating "Robert F. Kennedy said yesterday that the United States — despite Alabama violence — is moving so fast in race relations a Negro could be President in 40 years." "Negro President in 40 Years?" in Montreal Gazette (27 May 1961) http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19610527&id=y40tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=F50FAAAAIBAJ&pg=5424,5208719
Kontext: The Irish were not wanted there [when his grandfather came to Boston]. Now an Irish Catholic is president of the United States … There is no question about it. In the next 40 years a Negro can achieve the same position that my brother has. … We have tried to make progress and we are making progress … we are not going to accept the status quo. … The United States Government has taken steps to make sure that the constitution of the United States applies to all individuals.

„I'm not an intellectual, I'm just a writer.“

—  Vanna Bonta, kniha Flight: A Quantum Fiction Novel

Zdroj: Flight: A Quantum Fiction Novel (1995), Ch. 17

„I'm not confused. I'm just well mixed.“

—  Robert Frost American poet 1874 - 1963

Varianta: I am not confused, I'm just well mixed.

„I'm not anti-social. I'm just not social.“

—  Woody Allen American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, author, playwright, and musician 1935