I think Irish women are strong as horses, incredibly loyal and for the most part, funny, witty, bright and optimistic in the face of devastating reality.

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.

People think we are such great talkers, but there is so much silence in Ireland about certain issues.

There's still a great hesitancy in the Irish make up about expressing feelings... it'd be nice to say I miss you, I love you, come home.

The image of Ireland is projected as a male image in the acting world, similar to the way that the word of Ireland is male dominated.

If you're not reaching back to help anyone then you're not building a legacy.

What you focus upon will always tend to rule what is experienced.

When I was born I did lament and cry And now each day doth shew the reason why.

The finest minds, like the finest metals, dissolve the easiest.

If you do not love too much, you do not love enough.

Ted Cruz could be president of the United States. If you thought the Secret Service was drinking before

All biographers, no matter how sympathetic, end up using their subjects as mirrors to figure themselves out. I don't want to be anyone's mirror.

I think every young child can learn through any martial art. They would then learn to respect their life, respect their parents, respect their country, and respect the whole world.

You can't play the same game every day for years. New games are key.

In a relationship the way to overcome problems, is to focus our attention on higher principles that can help us transcend them.