St Patrick's Day Quotes

• They say there are only two kinds of people on St. Patrick's Day: the Irish, and the people that drive them home.

  Conan O'Brien

  Home, Two, People

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• Every St. Patrick's Day every Irishman goes out to find another Irishman to make a speech to.

  Shane Leslie

  Ireland And The Irish, Speech, St Patrick

  Shane Leslie (1936). “American wonderland: memories of four tours in the United States of America (1911-1935).”, London, M. Joseph

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• St.Patrick's Day is named for St. Patrick, the first guy to feed Guinness to a snake.

  Conan O'Brien

  Snakes, Guy, Firsts

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• St. Patrick's Day is a holy day for Roman Catholics in Ireland to pray and a day for drunk people to vomit with their pants down in New Jersey.

  Margot Leitman

  Drinking, Holy Days, People

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• On this day, millions of people...throughout the world will gather to commemorate the life of Patrick, patron saint of Ireland. From his days as a slave in Ireland to his work as missionary years later, St. Patrick demonstrated a courage, commitment, and faith that won the hearts and minds of the Irish people. St. Patrick's Day also serves as a time for people of Irish descent from all traditions and religions to honor their native land and shared heritage. Their devotion to family, faith, and community has strengthened our country's character.

  George W. Bush

  Country, Heart, Character

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• I'm Irish and I was born on St. Patrick's Day. I'm lucky sevens.

  Billy Corgan

  Lucky, St Patrick, Born

  Chicago Sports Channel Interview, April 1997.

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• It's a big deal about whether or not gays can march in the St. Patrick's Day Parade and I have to say that on some level I kind of see their point. Because when you think about it, it is a real macho heterosexual event. Bunch of guys in short skirts on a cart made of rose pedals sharing a bag pipe. That's not for sissies.

  Laura Kightlinger

  Real, Gay, Thinking

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• Making it [St. Patrick's Day] a great day for the Irish, but just an ok day if you're looking for a quiet tavern to talk, read or have a white wine spritzer.

  Jon Stewart

  Wine, White, Great Day

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• St. Patrick's Day is the fourth biggest drinking day in America. It's not the biggest. It's right behind New Year's Eve, Fourth of July, or any Secret Service party.

  David Letterman

  New Year, Party, Drinking

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• The prime minister of Ireland will be celebrating St. Patrick's Day at the White House. So finally the Secret Service agents will have a drinking buddy.

  Conan O'Brien

  Drinking, White, House

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• I went to a Catholic University and there's something about being a Catholic-American. You know, St. Patrick's Day is, I'm Irish-Catholic. There's alcoholism in my family. It's like I've got to be Catholic, right?

  Jim Gaffigan

  Catholic, St Patrick, My Family

  Source: www.npr.org

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• Roughly 1 in 6 Americans have Irish blood. I'd say it's probably safe to assume that the average Irish-American who only comes out on St. Patrick's Day has no idea of the sort of economic powerhouse Ireland has become.

  Scott McClellan

  Average, Blood, Ideas

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• My parents sent me to a school across town, an integrated school, where I had the chance to meet and grow up with people who were from other parts of the world. ... I remember feeling that I would never have anything to contribute on St. Patrick's Day. I couldn't tell the stories that they might have been telling about their forebears and I felt left out.

  Isabel Wilkerson

  Growing Up, School, People

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• We've never done a coordinated music effort. Everything else we've done has been around a holiday - Halloween, Mardi Gras, half way to Mardi Gras, St. Patrick's Day.

  Craig Johnson

  Halloween, Holiday, Effort

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