Dame Fighting Irish

Famous quotes containing the words dame, fighting and/or irish:

    my youth i shall never forget
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    there s a dance in the old dame yet
    toujours gai toujours gai
    Don Marquis (1878–1937)

    Our image has undergone change from David fighting Goliath to being Goliath.
    Yitzhak Shamir (b. 1915)

    For generations, a wide range of shooting in Northern Ireland has provided all sections of the population with a pastime which ... has occupied a great deal of leisure time. Unlike many other countries, the outstanding characteristic of the sport has been that it was not confined to any one class.
    —Northern Irish Tourist Board. quoted in New Statesman (London, Aug. 29, 1969)