Top 1200 Quotes & Sayings by Irish Authors

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

When people don't believe in you, you have to believe in yourself.

Social media is an advertisement for the superficial extroverted self.

Lighten up, just enjoy life, smile more, laugh more, and don't get so worked up about things.

The more you seek the uncomfortable, the more you will become comfortable.

To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.

Everyone has a story to tell. All you have to do is write it. But it's not that easy.

Belfast is a city which, while not forgetting its past, is living comfortably with its present and looking forward to its future.

There are no military solutions - dialogue and diplomacy are the only guarantee of lasting peace.

In a war situation or where violence and injustice are prevalent, poetry is called upon to be something more than a thing of beauty.

All advocacy is, at its core, an exercise in empathy.

Every cliche about kids is true; they grow up so quickly, you blink and they're gone, and you have to spend the time with them now. But that's a joy.

As you get older, the cliches of life ring true. It's the simple things that matter most: your family, the people you love, your health and sanity.

People sometimes forget that alcohol is a chemical. It can change how you think. It was making me into a glass-half-empty person.

I openly say I've had my lips done, I've been getting my lips done for years now.

There's no point in getting too worried about things, because life is too short.

The dishwasher is the best invention in the world, I didn't grow up with one so it's my prize possession in the kitchen!

I love black and white and very simple and classic clothes.

Being able to express yourself is one of the hardest things in the world.

It's always good to change and keep things fresh, whether it's a hairstyle or wardrobe.

My house is a very calm and beautiful place and is full of positive energy.

I find it scary when people talk about me as a future leader. It's like putting a big target on your back.

I am psychic.

Wood carving is such an amazing skill and very underrated; once you cut it, it's hard to go back.

We're all humans living on this tiny little rock, floating through space at, like, thousands of miles an hour. We should all just get along.

When you're so consistent, people have to stand up and take notice. I don't think people recognise or praise consistency enough.

The great thing about getting older is that you become more mellow. Things aren't as black and white, and you become much more tolerant. You can see the good in things much more easily rather than getting enraged as you used to do when you were young.

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

I'm not drunk onstage, although I've done that a couple of times when I was younger. It's partly just the way I talk - I talk like somebody in a rocking chair. I'm your 150-year-old grandmother.

Building on our strong track record of supporting developing countries, including in areas like climate justice, human rights, gender and education, Ireland recognises that vulnerable communities need very considerable assistance in adapting to climate change.

Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad.

I went in to Reading with the full backing of the chairman, who was great to me, and I got 20 games. Even though it was a three-year project, and I was the guy who knew the club more than anyone, I got the sack after 20 games. Funnily enough, it had just started to pick up, but they lost their patience.

My favorite food from my homeland is Guinness. My second choice in Guinness. My third choice - would have to be Guinness.

I don't see why women have to get naked to sell an album. It's crazy.

I see myself in competition with Blur and Oasis. But everyone else just sees me as this guy with a history.

My kids will never need a bodyguard because they'll have me.

I saw what religion did to people when I grew up, and I certainly didn't want any part of it. That turned me off it.

As with any actor and any collaborator, it's about forming a trusting relationship. And that's not that you have to get him to trust you so you can get him to do what you want. Especially with a little kid, it's about making them feel really safe, and getting to know and not treating them as a puppet to be moved around.

If you are a skinny, baby-faced teenager, the last thing you want to hear is that you're cute.

Life is difficult for everyone; everyone has bad days. Everyone has trouble in their life, because it doesn't matter how rich you are: Sickness and trouble and worry and love, these things will mess with you at every level of life.

I have a certain sympathy with politicians having lived with one. I've seen how no matter how earnest or driven or energetic they are, it's still difficult to change things. I have been encouraged to go into politics, but I don't think I could make a contribution, it suits me better to be sniping from the sidelines.

In this modern world, where we have filters to make us look as nice as possible, it's good to take off the filter and go, 'I could look stupid here.' You'll learn something and be better for it.

I've had more comebacks than Frank Sinatra.

Think where man's glory most begins and ends, and say my glory was I had such friends.

Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.

Time flies like an arrow - but fruit flies like a banana.

Everyone wants to be Batman; I want to be Robin. I'll make Robin cool. Make him legit.

Private dreams are the most powerful. You have to dream of success to make it happen, and if you don't believe in yourself, nobody else will. But that doesn't mean you have to go around telling everyone about it.

We all have dark shadows in our self that come out every now and then.

How a hat makes you feel is what a hat is all about.

I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.

You can spend hours editing an email but send it as if you wrote it in a minute.

I've got a hectic schedule, but I wouldn't have my life any other way.

The cosmetics world and mentalism are both arenas of deception, but I suppose the difference is that mentalists and magicians are more honest about it. People tell me I have good skin, and I tell them the magic secret is E45 cream: cheap, cheerful, and very effective.

You create a world away from home and make new rooms for yourself. But when you arrive back home in your old rooms, the world you've made for yourself ceases to be real. Everything seems to crumble. Anyone who's been sent away to boarding school can understand that.

What new technology does is create new opportunities to do a job that customers want done.

There is stardust in your veins. We are literally, ultimately children of the stars.

Why does the past seem so magical, so fraught, so luminous? At the time it was just, ugh, another boring bloody day. But, to look back on, it's a day full of miracles and light and extraordinary events. Why is this? What process do we apply to the past, to give it this vividness? I don't know.

Learning is the most important thing, no mater how you do it, or where you do it, or who you do it with.