Irish Women

Famous quotes containing the words irish and/or women:

“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)

“Men are distinguished from women by their commitment to do violence rather than to be victimized by it.”
—Andrea Dworkin (b. 1946)