Quotes by irish authors

I am a politically motivated person, and that will come through in the music. I'm not sure if every song will be 'Take Me to Church,' but I can only hope that people enjoy the body of work that I have ahead of me. Hozier

Anyone close to me will be familiar with my frustrations with certain aspects of social media: the behaviour it encourages and attitudes towards the self it can breed. Hozier

Me Social Media Will Self Towards Attitudes Encourages Familiar Close Behaviour Anyone Frustrations Social Breed Certain Aspects Media

My life is every moment of my life. It is not a culmination of the past. Hugh Leonard

Life My Life Past Every Culmination Moment

The problem with Ireland is that it's a country full of genius, but with absolutely no talent. Hugh Leonard

Genius Problem Country No Talent Absolutely Talent Ireland The Problem With Full

I went through life like an idiot for a great deal of the time, saying there's nothing I would change. That was a very arrogant thing to say. There's a lot I would change. There are people I would have steered clear of. Hugh Leonard

I'm a writer, and what I do is write. I wasn't able to do anything else. Hugh Leonard

Else Able Write Writer Anything Anything Else

We are all the foolishness and all the crimes we did. We're also all the kindnesses we did. I hate to think of life as if we understood time. We don't understand time. Hugh Leonard

Life Time Hate Think Crimes Foolishness Also Understand Understood Did

We were married for almost 45 years. We fought all the time, it wasn't a great love or anything, it wasn't a great, all-consuming passion. She was just there. A lot of people were startled because we didn't seem devoted but we were. Hugh Leonard

Love Time Great People Passion Married Great Love Seem Almost She Devoted Because Were Years Lot Just Anything Fought Startled

When I was little, one of my father's friends owned a circus. For four absolutely incredible summers, I found myself being the only boy in Ireland who didn't dream of running away with the circus. I was in it! Ian Beattie

When I retired from the circus at the grand old age of 11, my parents thought it would be best to focus more on the challenges ahead, and so I started at Methodist College Belfast. Ian Beattie

Best Challenges Age Old Focus Thought College Parents Old Age Circus Would Would-Be More Retired Methodist Grand Belfast Started

'Love Tattoo' I recorded without a record company. I'd gotten turned down by the record companies - they said they didn't get me, which is fine, I suppose. Imelda May

Love Me Down Fine Record Record Companies Record Company Recorded Suppose Without Said Gotten Get Tattoo Which Turned Companies Company

I love festivals in that people seem to let their hair down more. I love that people run from stage to stage. I love going as a performer because you get to see band that you wouldn't necessarily go see. Imelda May

Love You People Hair Band Stage Down Run See Seem More Performer Because Go Festivals Get Going Necessarily

For me, rockabilly is very, very exciting music. It's electric and kind of wild, you know? It's 'make your hairs stand up on the back of your neck' kind of music. Imelda May

Music Me You Wild Back Kind Exciting Hairs Know Make Rockabilly Up Very Stand Your Stand Up Electric Neck

When I'm writing, I mean what I'm saying - there's a lot of me in each song. Imelda May

Saying Me Song Writing Lot Mean Each

I don't think the music that I do is nostalgic in any way; I don't think about going back to nice, old-fashioned music. I'm certainly influenced by old music, but I want to bring it slap-bang up to today. Imelda May

Today Music Old Nice Think Back Way About Up Any Going Influenced Want Nostalgic Old Music Certainly Old-Fashioned Bring

When I tell people that I lost my baby weight through breastfeeding, they think I'm exaggerating. But it was brilliant for that. It is great for bonding with your baby. It is hard when no one else can feed her, but it was worth it for me. I loved it. Imelda May

I think I'd like to be one of those eccentric 80-year-old women. Imelda May

Women Think Those Eccentric Like

I never co-write. I've tried it before, and I just can't do it. Imelda May

Before Tried Never Just

I enjoy music so much; it's such a passion in my life, and I hope that comes across. Imelda May

Life Hope Music Passion My Life Enjoy Much Across

My parents never told me to get a real job. They always said, 'Go for it! If this is what you want to do, work hard.' They were always very supportive. Imelda May