Famous quotes containing the words irish, set and/or dancing:
“The Irish are often nervous about having the appropriate face for the occasion. They have to be happy at weddings, which is a strain, so they get depressed; they have to be sad at funerals, which is easy, so they get happy.”
—Peggy Noonan (b. 1950)
“The dreariest spot in all the land
To Death they set apart;
With scanty grace from Natures hand,
And none from that of Art.”
—John Greenleaf Whittier (18071892)
“Dance is bigger than the physical body. ...When you extend your arm, it doesnt stop at the end of your fingers, because youre dancing bigger than that; youre dancing spirit.”
—Judith Jamison (b. 1943)