Irish Folk Quotes

#1. Most of the music I've become interested in is hybrid in its originsClassical music, of course, is unbelievably hybrid. Jazz is an obvious amalgam. Bluegrass comes from eighteenth-century Scottish and Irish folk music that made contact with the blues. By exploring music, you're exploring everything.

Edgar Meyer

#2. I listen to music mostly in the evening. I've come to love what is called world music, like the Zimbabwean Oliver Mtukudzi and the Colombian singer Marta Gomez. I also love the Irish folk singer Mary Black. Other favorites include Chet Baker, Eva Cassidy, and Billie Holiday.

Jeannette Walls

#3. Wearing of the green
On March seventeen.
Shamrocks and Irish folk
Take o'er the scene!

Richelle E. Goodrich

#4. I published my first book in 1982 - a collection of Irish folklore called Irish Folk & Fairy Tales. It is still in print today. My first young adult book was published a couple of years later, and I've been writing in both genres ever since.

Michael Scott

#5. The first music I was ever exposed to was Irish folk music, like the Clancy Brothers. My father plays that and Christmas songs.

Matt Dillon

#6. Irish folk is probably the biggest influence musically that I've ever had. My mother's Irish. And when I was very young, both my brothers were very into traditional music, English and Irish. They were always playing music, so I was always brought up with it.

Kate Bush

#7. If I was going to spend the next day in jail for obstruction of justice, I'd better get a good nights sleep.

Kathi Daley

#8. You cannot experience the fullness of your authentic self or life when you live to avoid hurt. You will never know the joy of love or the peaceful satisfaction of being loved if you hide from hurt.

Iyanla Vanzant

#9. I feel incredibly lucky at this moment in my career to get paid to do basically exactly what I always wanted to do. I appreciate that in general. But you know, like any job, a job is a job, and there are days that are going to be boring, or you have a boss you don't like, or people you work with.

Nick Kroll

#10. The Irish mingled their Christianity with folk beliefs in fairies and changelings.

Ryan Hackney

#11. The truth does 2 things: either hurts or sets you free. It's up to you to decide which one!

Yushekia Mason

#12. Develop a checklist of items you always want with you when camping or traveling.

Beth Beutler

#13. Peace of mind comes from not wanting to change others.

Gerald G. Jampolsky

#14. And thus we see that by small means the Lord can bring about great things - 1 Nephi 16:29

Joseph Smith Jr.

#15. Most boys' first hero is their father. That was definitely true of my dad. He was a proud Irish American and he taught me a lot about ethics and responsibility. He also introduced me to a lot of wonderful folk music.

John C. Reilly

#16. My sons and I thoroughly enjoy Legos. We go to the toy store every week for more. I never want to take what we build apart; I want to put it on a shelf. My wife is starting to get a little annoyed with the Legos lying around.

Mark Wahlberg

#17. I used to go to the school folk club with my songs when I was only 13 or so and say "this is a traditional folk song" and sing it with a bad Irish accent to disguise the real source.

Mark Knopfler

#18. Gilds the crenelated towers of the churches here and there, Intensifies the hue of flowers makes thy lovely face more fair.

Marguerite De Angeli

#19. In one book, your father is a hero. In another book, he is a monster. The men who don't have books written about them have it easier.

Jaroslav Kalfar

#20. The glory of the garden lies in more than meets the eye.

Rudyard Kipling

#21. There are two sure ways to lose a friend, one is to borrow, the other is to lend.

Patrick Rothfuss

#22. There are a variety of techniques for breaking software down into pieces and making software development more efficient. Many of these techniques have been sort of ... and everybody got excited about but very little benefit was actually derived once the thing was put into practice.

Bill Gates

#23. I think that, generally, you need to live with your sport 24 hours a day.

Sergei Bubka